School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School age population, early childhood educational development was 70.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only stood at 70.47 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 77.73 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.00 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 6th 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 | 66.50 million | 66.00 million | 67.28 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.81 million | 67.31 million | 71.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.82 million | 72.51 million | 77.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.90 million | 70.47 million | 73.84 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 205.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 132.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 231.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 115.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only was 70.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 77.73 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.00 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 6th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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