School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood educational development was 20.40 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
20.40 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
13th
of 187 groups
All-time high
20.90 million
in 2018
All-time low
20.35 million
in 2015
Years of data
12
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 20.40 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 20.90 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.35 million, in 2015.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.81 million | — |
| 1998 | 20.87 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 20.35 million | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 20.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.84 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.80 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.70 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.59 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.51 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 20.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 20.40 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.84 million | 20.81 million | 20.87 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.70 million | 20.35 million | 20.90 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.54 million | 20.40 million | 20.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 20.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.90 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.35 million in 2015.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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