School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 13.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.87 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
48th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.33 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations stood at 13.87 million. 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: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 13.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.33 million, in 1970.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 48th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.33 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.44 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 4.54 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 4.64 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 4.76 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.87 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.99 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.11 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 5.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.49 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 5.74 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.88 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 6.02 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 6.17 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 6.31 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 6.47 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 6.60 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 6.72 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.84 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 6.96 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.10 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 7.28 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 7.49 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.69 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 7.85 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 8.03 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 8.23 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 8.45 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.65 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.84 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.66 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.95 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 10.19 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.41 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 10.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.92 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 11.51 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.10 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 12.35 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.11 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 13.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.42 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.69 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 13.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.87 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.83 million | 4.33 million | 5.36 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.10 million | 5.49 million | 6.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 million | 6.84 million | 8.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.60 million | 8.65 million | 10.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.17 million | 10.92 million | 13.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.68 million | 13.42 million | 13.87 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % 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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 13.87 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: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected 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: Fragile and Conflict Affected 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release