School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood educational development was 41.53 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
41.53 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
13th
of 187 groups
All-time high
42.56 million
in 1998
All-time low
41.44 million
in 2015
Years of data
12
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 41.53 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 42.56 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41.44 million, in 2015.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.46 million | — |
| 1998 | 42.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.44 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 42.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 42.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 42.46 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.24 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.09 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.90 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 41.78 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.53 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.51 million | 42.46 million | 42.56 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.10 million | 41.44 million | 42.46 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.80 million | 41.53 million | 42.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 41.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.56 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.44 million in 2015.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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