School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: School age population, early childhood educational development was 17.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.25 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 187 groups
All-time high
17.37 million
in 2019
All-time low
12.35 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations recorded 17.25 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 17.37 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.35 million, in 1999.
That places WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 22nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.36 million | — |
| 1999 | 12.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 12.79 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.07 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 13.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 13.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 14.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.87 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 15.45 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 15.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.01 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.30 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.61 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.25 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.37 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.21 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.25 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.36 million | 12.35 million | 12.36 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.85 million | 12.56 million | 15.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.60 million | 15.45 million | 17.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.27 million | 17.21 million | 17.33 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.29 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 17.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 17.37 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 million in 1999.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 22nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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