School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School age population, early childhood educational development was 55.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.30 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 187 groups
All-time high
62.69 million
in 2013
All-time low
53.32 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 55.30 million.
The figure is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 62.69 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.32 million, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 1st 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.
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.32 million | — |
| 1998 | 53.48 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 53.97 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.52 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 54.34 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.14 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 56.78 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.61 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 60.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.96 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 62.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 57.40 million | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 57.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 58.62 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 58.04 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 57.39 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 56.78 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.58 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 55.30 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.30 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.59 million | 53.32 million | 53.97 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.74 million | 54.28 million | 58.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.40 million | 57.40 million | 62.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.07 million | 55.30 million | 57.39 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 55.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 62.69 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.32 million in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 1st out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release