School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood educational development was 103.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
103.19 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
5th
of 187 groups
All-time high
118.95 million
in 2013
All-time low
99.66 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 103.19 million.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 118.95 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 99.66 million, in 1997.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.66 million | — |
| 1998 | 99.97 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 101.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 101.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 102.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 101.86 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 102.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 103.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 104.48 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 105.76 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 107.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 108.76 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 110.64 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 112.45 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 113.83 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 117.56 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 118.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 108.08 million | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 109.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 109.76 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 109.69 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 108.98 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 107.75 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 106.59 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 105.41 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 104.31 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 103.63 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 103.19 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.22 million | 99.66 million | 101.03 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 104.83 million | 101.60 million | 110.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.62 million | 107.75 million | 118.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.63 million | 103.19 million | 106.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 103.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 118.95 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.66 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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