School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood educational development was 16.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.71 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
35th
of 187 groups
All-time high
18.41 million
in 2016
All-time low
16.02 million
in 2004
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1997201020241997: 17.1M1998: 17.1M1999: 17.0M2000: 16.9M2001: 16.8M2002: 16.3M2003: 16.3M2004: 16.0M2005: 16.1M2006: 16.2M2007: 16.4M2008: 16.6M2009: 16.9M2010: 17.1M2011: 17.2M2012: 17.3M2013: 17.5M2014: 17.8M2015: 17.9M2016: 18.4M2017: 18.3M2018: 18.1M2019: 17.8M2020: 17.6M2021: 17.4M2022: 16.8M2023: 16.6M2024: 16.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 16.71 million.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.41 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.02 million, in 2004.

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 17.09 million
1998 17.09 million +0.0%
1999 16.98 million -0.7%
2000 16.95 million -0.2%
2001 16.82 million -0.7%
2002 16.30 million -3.1%
2003 16.33 million +0.2%
2004 16.02 million -1.9%
2005 16.09 million +0.5%
2006 16.23 million +0.9%
2007 16.40 million +1.0%
2008 16.64 million +1.5%
2009 16.91 million +1.6%
2010 17.08 million +1.0%
2011 17.20 million +0.7%
2012 17.34 million +0.8%
2013 17.51 million +1.0%
2014 17.79 million +1.6%
2015 17.91 million +0.7%
2016 18.41 million +2.8%
2017 18.35 million -0.3%
2018 18.11 million -1.3%
2019 17.79 million -1.7%
2020 17.57 million -1.3%
2021 17.36 million -1.2%
2022 16.75 million -3.5%
2023 16.61 million -0.9%
2024 16.71 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.05 million 16.98 million 17.09 million 3
2000s 16.47 million 16.02 million 16.95 million 10
2010s 17.75 million 17.08 million 18.41 million 10
2020s 17.00 million 16.61 million 17.57 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 32 Chile 346,601 compare
  2. 33 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 333,674 compare
  3. 34 Israel 267,397 compare
  4. 35 Romania 254,911 compare
  5. 36 Saudi Arabia 249,437 compare
  6. 37 Mauritania 248,189 compare
  7. 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 231,264 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 16.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 18.41 million in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 16.02 million in 2004.
How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release