Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 25.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.33 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.33 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.05 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations recorded 25.33 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 25.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.05 million, in 1970.

That places WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 7.05 million
1971 7.23 million +2.5%
1972 7.41 million +2.5%
1973 7.60 million +2.6%
1974 7.80 million +2.6%
1975 8.01 million +2.7%
1976 8.21 million +2.6%
1977 8.43 million +2.6%
1978 8.64 million +2.5%
1979 8.87 million +2.7%
1980 9.09 million +2.4%
1981 9.28 million +2.1%
1982 9.49 million +2.3%
1983 9.75 million +2.7%
1984 10.01 million +2.7%
1985 10.30 million +2.9%
1986 10.58 million +2.7%
1987 10.85 million +2.6%
1988 11.13 million +2.5%
1989 11.37 million +2.2%
1990 11.62 million +2.2%
1991 11.81 million +1.7%
1992 12.05 million +2.0%
1993 12.40 million +2.9%
1994 12.71 million +2.5%
1995 13.10 million +3.0%
1996 13.42 million +2.4%
1997 13.71 million +2.2%
1998 14.05 million +2.4%
1999 14.46 million +2.9%
2000 14.89 million +3.0%
2001 15.25 million +2.4%
2002 15.68 million +2.8%
2003 16.10 million +2.7%
2004 16.47 million +2.3%
2005 16.84 million +2.2%
2006 17.38 million +3.2%
2007 17.95 million +3.3%
2008 18.41 million +2.6%
2009 18.88 million +2.5%
2010 19.37 million +2.6%
2011 19.83 million +2.4%
2012 20.36 million +2.7%
2013 20.91 million +2.7%
2014 21.42 million +2.4%
2015 21.99 million +2.6%
2016 22.47 million +2.2%
2017 22.92 million +2.0%
2018 23.40 million +2.1%
2019 23.86 million +2.0%
2020 24.20 million +1.4%
2021 24.55 million +1.4%
2022 24.91 million +1.5%
2023 25.24 million +1.3%
2024 25.33 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.93 million 7.05 million 8.87 million 10
1980s 10.19 million 9.09 million 11.37 million 10
1990s 12.93 million 11.62 million 14.46 million 10
2000s 16.78 million 14.89 million 18.88 million 10
2010s 21.65 million 19.37 million 23.86 million 10
2020s 24.85 million 24.20 million 25.33 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

  1. 63 Guinea 404,695 compare
  2. 64 Guatemala 403,035 compare
  3. 65 Syria 400,348 compare
  4. 66 Poland 389,273 compare
  5. 67 Cambodia 363,811 compare
  6. 68 South Korea 346,297 compare
  7. 69 North Korea 340,445 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 25.33 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: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The highest recorded value was 25.33 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The lowest recorded value was 7.05 million in 1970.
How does WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,728 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release