School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School age population, early childhood educational development was 56.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.12 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 187 groups
All-time high
63.56 million
in 2013
All-time low
53.48 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total recorded 56.12 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 63.56 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.48 million, in 1997.
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 2nd of 187 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.48 million | — |
| 1998 | 53.65 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 54.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 56.05 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 56.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 57.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 59.30 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 60.94 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 62.86 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 63.56 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.02 million | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 58.65 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.51 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 59.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.21 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.56 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 58.08 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 57.52 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.46 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 56.12 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.76 million | 53.48 million | 54.16 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 56.23 million | 54.46 million | 59.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.11 million | 58.02 million | 63.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.86 million | 56.11 million | 58.08 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 270.72 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 177.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 366.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 191.45 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 179.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 56.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 63.56 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.48 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 2nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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