School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 160.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Ida Total recorded 160.21 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 160.21 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 116.47 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Ida Total 14th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 116.47 million | — |
| 1998 | 126.97 million | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 120.84 million | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 122.92 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 124.91 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 126.21 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 127.99 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 129.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 132.36 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 134.60 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 136.59 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 139.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 141.66 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 145.08 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 148.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 152.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 155.07 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 145.39 million | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 147.51 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 150.38 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 151.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 153.21 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 154.80 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 155.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 156.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 157.21 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 159.06 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 160.21 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.43 million | 116.47 million | 126.97 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 131.62 million | 122.92 million | 141.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.34 million | 145.08 million | 155.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.61 million | 155.00 million | 160.21 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 160.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 160.21 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.47 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 14th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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