School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 75.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 75.22 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 75.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.83 million, in 1997.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 60th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.83 million | — |
| 1998 | 45.82 million | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 47.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 48.26 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 49.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 49.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 50.93 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 52.25 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.45 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.50 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 55.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 57.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 58.76 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 60.27 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 61.75 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 63.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 64.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 65.95 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 68.23 million | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 68.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.10 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 71.36 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 71.33 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 73.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 75.22 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.22 million | 42.83 million | 47.00 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.17 million | 48.26 million | 57.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.31 million | 58.76 million | 71.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.37 million | 71.33 million | 75.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 75.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.83 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 60th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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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February 2026 Data Release