School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 113.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
113.89 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
29th
of 194 groups
All-time high
113.97 million
in 2023
All-time low
84.23 million
in 1999
Years of data
29
1996–2024

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1996–2024

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M1996201020241996: 86.4M1997: 88.2M1998: 90.7M1999: 84.2M2000: 85.8M2001: 87.4M2002: 89.0M2003: 90.4M2004: 92.4M2005: 94.3M2006: 96.0M2007: 97.6M2008: 99.6M2009: 101.8M2010: 104.3M2011: 106.9M2012: 110.2M2013: 112.6M2014: 102.6M2015: 104.5M2016: 106.3M2017: 107.2M2018: 108.6M2019: 109.6M2020: 111.0M2021: 112.0M2022: 113.0M2023: 114.0M2024: 113.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 113.89 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 113.97 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.23 million, in 1999.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 194 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 86.43 million
1997 88.16 million +2.0%
1998 90.73 million +2.9%
1999 84.23 million -7.2%
2000 85.77 million +1.8%
2001 87.36 million +1.9%
2002 89.04 million +1.9%
2003 90.42 million +1.6%
2004 92.37 million +2.2%
2005 94.28 million +2.1%
2006 96.05 million +1.9%
2007 97.62 million +1.6%
2008 99.63 million +2.1%
2009 101.77 million +2.1%
2010 104.34 million +2.5%
2011 106.94 million +2.5%
2012 110.23 million +3.1%
2013 112.64 million +2.2%
2014 102.60 million -8.9%
2015 104.50 million +1.8%
2016 106.29 million +1.7%
2017 107.22 million +0.9%
2018 108.57 million +1.3%
2019 109.65 million +1.0%
2020 110.99 million +1.2%
2021 111.96 million +0.9%
2022 112.95 million +0.9%
2023 113.97 million +0.9%
2024 113.89 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87.39 million 84.23 million 90.73 million 4
2000s 93.43 million 85.77 million 101.77 million 10
2010s 107.30 million 102.60 million 112.64 million 10
2020s 112.75 million 110.99 million 113.97 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 26 Mozambique 3.33 million compare
  2. 27 Uzbekistan 3.25 million compare
  3. 28 Peru 3.22 million compare
  4. 29 Argentina 3.16 million compare
  5. 30 Morocco 3.16 million compare
  6. 31 Sudan 2.93 million compare
  7. 32 Madagascar 2.71 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 113.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 113.97 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 84.23 million in 1999.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release