School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 28.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.00 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.00 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.69 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry 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, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations is 28.00 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 28.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.69 million, in 1970.

That places WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 8.69 million
1971 8.90 million +2.4%
1972 9.11 million +2.3%
1973 9.32 million +2.4%
1974 9.56 million +2.5%
1975 9.79 million +2.4%
1976 10.02 million +2.4%
1977 10.28 million +2.5%
1978 10.51 million +2.3%
1979 10.78 million +2.5%
1980 11.05 million +2.5%
1981 11.29 million +2.1%
1982 11.55 million +2.3%
1983 11.83 million +2.5%
1984 12.11 million +2.4%
1985 12.43 million +2.6%
1986 12.72 million +2.3%
1987 13.03 million +2.5%
1988 13.30 million +2.0%
1989 13.56 million +1.9%
1990 13.79 million +1.7%
1991 14.03 million +1.7%
1992 14.32 million +2.1%
1993 14.67 million +2.5%
1994 15.11 million +3.0%
1995 15.50 million +2.6%
1996 15.83 million +2.2%
1997 16.17 million +2.2%
1998 16.59 million +2.5%
1999 17.04 million +2.7%
2000 17.44 million +2.3%
2001 17.83 million +2.2%
2002 18.21 million +2.2%
2003 18.58 million +2.0%
2004 18.97 million +2.1%
2005 19.49 million +2.8%
2006 20.08 million +3.0%
2007 20.54 million +2.3%
2008 20.99 million +2.2%
2009 21.52 million +2.5%
2010 22.04 million +2.4%
2011 22.59 million +2.5%
2012 23.22 million +2.8%
2013 23.78 million +2.4%
2014 24.43 million +2.7%
2015 24.93 million +2.1%
2016 25.42 million +1.9%
2017 25.98 million +2.2%
2018 26.45 million +1.8%
2019 26.77 million +1.2%
2020 27.08 million +1.2%
2021 27.36 million +1.0%
2022 27.63 million +1.0%
2023 27.96 million +1.2%
2024 28.00 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.69 million 8.69 million 10.78 million 10
1980s 12.29 million 11.05 million 13.56 million 10
1990s 15.30 million 13.79 million 17.04 million 10
2000s 19.36 million 17.44 million 21.52 million 10
2010s 24.56 million 22.04 million 26.77 million 10
2020s 27.61 million 27.08 million 28.00 million 5

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

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  2. 51 Saudi Arabia 541,884 compare
  3. 52 Peru 541,346 compare
  4. 53 Malaysia 479,706 compare
  5. 54 Senegal 476,098 compare
  6. 55 Italy 450,440 compare
  7. 56 Zimbabwe 444,274 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 28.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The highest recorded value was 28.00 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The lowest recorded value was 8.69 million in 1970.
How does WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release