School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School age population, early childhood educational development was 36.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only is 36.11 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 39.84 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.77 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 6th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.02 million | 33.77 million | 34.42 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.23 million | 34.44 million | 36.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.86 million | 37.15 million | 39.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.86 million | 36.11 million | 37.86 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 205.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 132.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 231.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 115.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ibrd Only was 36.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 39.84 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.77 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 6th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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