School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 2.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 2.55 million.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 3.65 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million, in 2007.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 124th of 187 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 … age both sexes educational in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.31 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.23 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.26 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.18 million | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 2.14 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.10 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.55 million | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 2.57 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.55 million | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 3.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.59 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.59 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.61 million | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 2.59 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.55 million | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +37.9% | 2.57 million | 3.55 million |
| 2002 | -33.2% | 3.26 million | 2.18 million |
| 2022 | -28.3% | 3.65 million | 2.61 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 million | 3.23 million | 3.31 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.35 million | 2.10 million | 3.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million | 2.16 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.00 million | 2.55 million | 3.65 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 2.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 2007.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 124th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release