School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 78.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.61 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
78.61 million
in 2024
All-time low
23.71 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations stood at 78.61 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 78.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.71 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.71 million | — |
| 1971 | 24.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 24.64 million | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 25.32 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 25.94 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 26.62 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 27.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 28.10 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 28.59 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 29.26 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 29.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 30.58 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 30.92 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 31.60 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 32.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 33.11 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 30.37 million | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 31.09 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 31.84 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 32.64 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 33.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 34.30 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 35.17 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 36.14 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 37.09 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 38.05 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 38.89 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 39.63 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 43.34 million | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 44.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 45.15 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 45.91 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 46.87 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 48.85 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 49.91 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 50.95 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 52.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 54.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 55.43 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 56.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 57.66 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 59.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 60.66 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 61.28 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.45 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 64.99 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 66.34 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 68.27 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 70.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 72.90 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 73.98 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 75.65 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.20 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 78.61 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.36 million | 23.71 million | 29.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.44 million | 29.91 million | 33.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.03 million | 33.50 million | 44.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.26 million | 45.15 million | 55.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.83 million | 56.56 million | 70.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.87 million | 72.90 million | 78.61 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1659 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 78.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 78.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.71 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release