School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School age population, early childhood educational development was 28.38 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 28.38 million. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 36.00 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.38 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 9th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30.68 million | — |
| 1998 | 30.84 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 31.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 31.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 31.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.41 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 32.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.27 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 33.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.85 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 35.28 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.67 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 29.85 million | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 30.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 30.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.30 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 30.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.77 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 29.44 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.66 million | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 28.50 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.38 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.00 million | 30.68 million | 31.49 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.69 million | 31.65 million | 34.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.33 million | 29.85 million | 36.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.95 million | 28.38 million | 29.77 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 156.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 91.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 188.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 110.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 104.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 28.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 36.00 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.38 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 9th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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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February 2026 Data Release