School age population, early childhood educational development in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.29 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNESCO: Sids, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in UNESCO: Sids is 1.29 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 1.47 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million, in 2024.
That places UNESCO: Sids 145th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 million | 1.47 million | 1.47 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million | 1.41 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 1.36 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million | 1.29 million | 1.34 million | 5 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNESCO: Sids?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNESCO: Sids was 1.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2024.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 145th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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