School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, early childhood educational development was 2.38 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 2.38 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 2.84 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million, in 2004.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 108th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.80 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.80 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.84 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.77 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.28 million | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 2.32 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million | -21.8% |
| 2005 | 1.84 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.94 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 2.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.63 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.13 million | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 2.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.38 million | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.80 million | 2.80 million | 2.80 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 1.81 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million | 1.96 million | 2.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million | 2.13 million | 2.64 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.9% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 25.42 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 76.42 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 2.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2004.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 108th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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