School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 119.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
119.29 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 194 groups
All-time high
124.00 million
in 2013
All-time low
104.17 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 119.29 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 124.00 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 104.17 million, in 1997.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 27th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 104.17 million | — |
| 1998 | 112.50 million | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 105.00 million | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 105.73 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 106.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 106.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 106.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 107.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 109.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 110.76 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 110.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 112.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 114.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 116.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 118.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 121.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 124.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 113.76 million | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 115.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 116.27 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 119.65 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 120.85 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 121.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 119.58 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 119.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 119.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 119.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 119.29 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.23 million | 104.17 million | 112.50 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 109.17 million | 105.73 million | 114.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.85 million | 113.76 million | 124.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.38 million | 119.29 million | 119.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.58 million compare
- 25 Thailand 3.46 million compare
- 26 Mozambique 3.33 million compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 3.25 million compare
- 28 Peru 3.22 million compare
- 29 Argentina 3.16 million compare
- 30 Morocco 3.16 million compare
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 119.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 124.00 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.17 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release