School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 77.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.93 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.93 million
in 2024
All-time low
23.53 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations is 77.93 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 77.93 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.53 million, in 1970.

WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 64th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 23.53 million
1971 23.94 million +1.8%
1972 24.45 million +2.1%
1973 25.12 million +2.7%
1974 25.74 million +2.5%
1975 26.41 million +2.6%
1976 27.08 million +2.5%
1977 27.88 million +3.0%
1978 28.37 million +1.7%
1979 29.03 million +2.3%
1980 29.67 million +2.2%
1981 30.33 million +2.2%
1982 30.66 million +1.1%
1983 31.34 million +2.2%
1984 32.02 million +2.2%
1985 32.83 million +2.5%
1986 30.08 million -8.4%
1987 30.79 million +2.4%
1988 31.52 million +2.3%
1989 32.31 million +2.5%
1990 33.16 million +2.6%
1991 33.94 million +2.4%
1992 34.80 million +2.5%
1993 35.76 million +2.8%
1994 36.69 million +2.6%
1995 37.63 million +2.6%
1996 38.45 million +2.2%
1997 39.17 million +1.9%
1998 42.86 million +9.4%
1999 43.73 million +2.0%
2000 44.65 million +2.1%
2001 45.38 million +1.6%
2002 46.32 million +2.1%
2003 48.29 million +4.2%
2004 49.33 million +2.2%
2005 50.36 million +2.1%
2006 51.52 million +2.3%
2007 52.59 million +2.1%
2008 53.62 million +2.0%
2009 54.81 million +2.2%
2010 55.93 million +2.1%
2011 57.04 million +2.0%
2012 58.42 million +2.4%
2013 60.03 million +2.8%
2014 60.64 million +1.0%
2015 62.81 million +3.6%
2016 64.33 million +2.4%
2017 65.67 million +2.1%
2018 67.69 million +3.1%
2019 69.45 million +2.6%
2020 72.29 million +4.1%
2021 73.35 million +1.5%
2022 75.00 million +2.3%
2023 77.54 million +3.4%
2024 77.93 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26.16 million 23.53 million 29.03 million 10
1980s 31.15 million 29.67 million 32.83 million 10
1990s 37.62 million 33.16 million 43.73 million 10
2000s 49.69 million 44.65 million 54.81 million 10
2010s 62.20 million 55.93 million 69.45 million 10
2020s 75.22 million 72.29 million 77.93 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

  1. 61 Sri Lanka 1.42 million compare
  2. 62 Guinea 1.38 million compare
  3. 63 Korea 1.38 million compare
  4. 64 Benin 1.38 million compare
  5. 65 Canada 1.35 million compare
  6. 66 Australia 1.34 million compare
  7. 67 Burundi 1.19 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 77.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The highest recorded value was 77.93 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The lowest recorded value was 23.53 million in 1970.
How does WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release