School age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 58.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Developing Regions is 58.19 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 59.83 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.53 million, in 1971.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.11 million | 44.53 million | 47.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.55 million | 46.05 million | 50.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.62 million | 49.89 million | 54.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.45 million | 51.87 million | 53.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.97 million | 53.84 million | 59.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.37 million | 58.19 million | 59.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 6 United States 1.87 million compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.81 million compare
- 8 Ethiopia 1.74 million compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.56 million compare
- 10 Brazil 1.40 million compare
- 11 Egypt 1.15 million compare
- 12 Philippines 1.06 million compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Developing Regions was 58.19 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 59.83 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.53 million in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release