School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood educational development was 52.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.68 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
5th
of 187 groups
All-time high
60.77 million
in 2013
All-time low
50.91 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 52.68 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 60.77 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.91 million, in 1997.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50.91 million | — |
| 1998 | 51.07 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 51.61 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 51.89 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 52.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 54.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.74 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.58 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 56.55 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.48 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 60.08 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 60.77 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.20 million | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 55.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 56.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.63 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.95 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.44 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 53.84 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 53.29 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.90 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 52.68 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.20 million | 50.91 million | 51.61 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.57 million | 51.89 million | 56.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.01 million | 54.95 million | 60.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.43 million | 52.68 million | 54.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 52.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.91 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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