School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School age population, early childhood educational development was 14.79 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Late-demographic Dividend is 14.79 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 16.29 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.52 million, in 2002.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 59th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.57 million | — |
| 2001 | 13.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 13.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.79 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.86 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.97 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.36 million | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 15.44 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.80 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 16.06 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.29 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.22 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.82 million | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.65 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.45 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.11 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.89 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.79 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.75 million | 13.52 million | 14.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.55 million | 14.19 million | 16.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.18 million | 14.79 million | 15.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 56 Costa Rica 106,435 compare
- 57 Denmark 93,331 compare
- 58 New Zealand 90,050 compare
- 59 Ireland 88,037 compare
- 60 Norway 83,743 compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea 77,419 compare
- 62 Singapore 73,183 compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.46 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 68.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 91.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.18 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 14.79 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.29 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.52 million in 2002.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 59th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release