School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood educational development was 20.27 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20.27 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
14th
of 187 groups
All-time high
25.89 million
in 2013
All-time low
20.08 million
in 2014
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 21.0M1998: 21.1M1999: 21.0M2000: 21.2M2001: 21.4M2002: 21.3M2003: 21.8M2004: 21.8M2005: 22.2M2006: 22.5M2007: 22.8M2008: 23.3M2009: 23.9M2010: 24.5M2011: 25.0M2012: 25.5M2013: 25.9M2014: 20.1M2015: 20.4M2016: 20.7M2017: 20.8M2018: 20.8M2019: 20.6M2020: 20.6M2021: 20.5M2022: 20.4M2023: 20.3M2024: 20.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 20.27 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 25.89 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.08 million, in 2014.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 14th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 21.03 million
1998 21.08 million +0.3%
1999 20.97 million -0.5%
2000 21.17 million +0.9%
2001 21.38 million +1.0%
2002 21.30 million -0.4%
2003 21.75 million +2.1%
2004 21.79 million +0.2%
2005 22.16 million +1.7%
2006 22.45 million +1.3%
2007 22.82 million +1.6%
2008 23.34 million +2.3%
2009 23.93 million +2.5%
2010 24.50 million +2.4%
2011 24.99 million +2.0%
2012 25.45 million +1.8%
2013 25.89 million +1.7%
2014 20.08 million -22.4%
2015 20.38 million +1.5%
2016 20.66 million +1.4%
2017 20.81 million +0.7%
2018 20.79 million -0.1%
2019 20.64 million -0.7%
2020 20.56 million -0.4%
2021 20.45 million -0.5%
2022 20.38 million -0.3%
2023 20.35 million -0.2%
2024 20.27 million -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.03 million 20.97 million 21.08 million 3
2000s 22.21 million 21.17 million 23.93 million 10
2010s 22.42 million 20.08 million 25.89 million 10
2020s 20.40 million 20.27 million 20.56 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 11 Russian Federation 1.32 million compare
  2. 12 Ghana 1.30 million compare
  3. 13 Germany 1.14 million compare
  4. 14 Colombia 1.13 million compare
  5. 15 Japan 1.09 million compare
  6. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.07 million compare
  7. 17 Morocco 957,146 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 20.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 25.89 million in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 20.08 million in 2014.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 14th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release