Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 27.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.73 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.73 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.45 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations is 27.73 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 27.73 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.45 million, in 1970.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 59th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.45 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.67 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 8.87 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 9.08 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 9.29 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 9.53 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 9.76 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 10.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 10.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 10.50 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.74 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 10.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 11.21 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 11.49 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 11.77 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 12.09 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 12.39 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 12.70 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 13.00 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 13.26 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 13.53 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 13.73 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 13.99 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.37 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.72 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 15.15 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 15.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 16.18 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 16.62 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 17.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 17.40 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 17.81 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 18.22 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.58 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 18.95 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 19.50 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.04 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.49 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 21.00 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 21.53 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 22.04 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.24 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 23.81 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.41 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.93 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 26.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.12 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 27.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.73 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.44 million | 8.45 million | 10.50 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.96 million | 10.74 million | 13.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.96 million | 13.53 million | 16.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.91 million | 17.07 million | 21.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.05 million | 21.53 million | 26.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.34 million | 26.79 million | 27.73 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 27.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 27.73 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.45 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release