School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School age population, early childhood educational development was 53.16 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions, 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 53.16 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 60.00 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 51.35 million, in 1997.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 3rd 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 | 51.61 million | 51.35 million | 51.98 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.56 million | 52.28 million | 56.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.70 million | 54.62 million | 60.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.81 million | 53.14 million | 54.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Developing Regions was 53.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 60.00 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.35 million in 1997.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 3rd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release