School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 8.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.38 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.38 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.66 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 8.38 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 8.38 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million, in 1970.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.66 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.70 million | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.74 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.77 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.85 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.89 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.94 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.98 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3.14 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.21 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.25 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.41 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.49 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.66 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.74 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.79 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 3.86 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.93 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.97 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.01 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.09 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.13 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.18 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.56 million | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 4.69 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 4.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.89 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.17 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 5.29 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.42 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.81 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.08 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.28 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.38 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.48 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.59 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.75 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.97 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 7.22 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 7.43 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.67 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 7.92 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 8.15 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 8.38 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 8.38 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.84 million | 2.66 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 million | 3.14 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 million | 3.86 million | 4.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.38 million | 4.89 million | 5.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 million | 6.08 million | 7.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.10 million | 7.67 million | 8.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 8.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release