School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood educational development was 52.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.98 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 187 groups
All-time high
59.90 million
in 2013
All-time low
50.59 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 52.98 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 59.90 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.59 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 4th 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50.59 million | — |
| 1998 | 50.74 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 51.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 51.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 51.71 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 51.57 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.21 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.48 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 54.90 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.80 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 56.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.20 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 59.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 54.63 million | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 55.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 56.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.12 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.82 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 55.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 54.74 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.22 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 53.21 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.97 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.98 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.85 million | 50.59 million | 51.21 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.02 million | 51.49 million | 55.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.63 million | 54.63 million | 59.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.63 million | 52.97 million | 54.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 210.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1367 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 52.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.90 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.59 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 4th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release