School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School age population, early childhood educational development was 5.02 million in 2024. β¬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 5.02 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 5.35 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.21 million, in 2013.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 78th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.32 million | 5.28 million | 5.35 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.53 million | 4.22 million | 5.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 million | 4.21 million | 5.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.00 million | 4.76 million | 5.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 5.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 million in 2013.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 78th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release