School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School age population, early childhood educational development was 108.59 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions, 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions is 108.59 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 122.66 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 105.05 million, in 1997.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 3rd out of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.58 million | 105.05 million | 106.33 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 109.57 million | 106.93 million | 114.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.87 million | 111.63 million | 122.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.94 million | 108.55 million | 112.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions was 108.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 122.66 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.05 million in 1997.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 3rd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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