School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School age population, early childhood educational development was 38.62 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 3, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 3 stood at 38.62 million. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 52.72 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 38.62 million, in 2024.
That places GPE: Region 3 16th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 47.44 million | — |
| 1998 | 47.55 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 47.53 million | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 47.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 47.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.83 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 48.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 50.47 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 51.16 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 51.71 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.26 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.05 million | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 41.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.43 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 40.75 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.12 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 39.72 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 39.35 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 39.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 38.94 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 38.62 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.51 million | 47.44 million | 47.55 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.47 million | 47.46 million | 50.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.38 million | 40.12 million | 52.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.16 million | 38.62 million | 39.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 55.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 35.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 71.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 3?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 3 was 38.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 52.72 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.62 million in 2024.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 16th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release