What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?

The highest recorded value was 79.75 million in 2023.

What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?

The lowest recorded value was 27.15 million in 1970.

Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

Name: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 79.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

79.68 million

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

45th

of 221 groups

All-time high

79.75 million

in 2023

All-time low

27.15 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 79.68 million.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 79.75 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.15 million, in 1970.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 45th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	27.15 million	—
1971	27.77 million	+2.3%
1972	28.42 million	+2.3%
1973	29.07 million	+2.3%
1974	29.76 million	+2.4%
1975	30.47 million	+2.4%
1976	31.24 million	+2.5%
1977	32.07 million	+2.7%
1978	32.66 million	+1.8%
1979	33.54 million	+2.7%
1980	34.45 million	+2.7%
1981	35.56 million	+3.2%
1982	36.60 million	+2.9%
1983	37.27 million	+1.8%
1984	38.30 million	+2.8%
1985	39.43 million	+2.9%
1986	40.73 million	+3.3%
1987	42.18 million	+3.6%
1988	43.21 million	+2.5%
1989	44.22 million	+2.3%
1990	45.27 million	+2.4%
1991	46.41 million	+2.5%
1992	47.60 million	+2.6%
1993	48.80 million	+2.5%
1994	50.66 million	+3.8%
1995	51.83 million	+2.3%
1996	52.93 million	+2.1%
1997	54.66 million	+3.3%
1998	57.13 million	+4.5%
1999	50.53 million	-11.5%
2000	51.56 million	+2.0%
2001	52.49 million	+1.8%
2002	53.41 million	+1.8%
2003	54.06 million	+1.2%
2004	55.30 million	+2.3%
2005	56.52 million	+2.2%
2006	57.74 million	+2.2%
2007	58.71 million	+1.7%
2008	59.85 million	+1.9%
2009	61.07 million	+2.0%
2010	62.64 million	+2.6%
2011	64.30 million	+2.6%
2012	66.71 million	+3.8%
2013	68.38 million	+2.5%
2014	70.06 million	+2.5%
2015	71.47 million	+2.0%
2016	72.77 million	+1.8%
2017	73.34 million	+0.8%
2018	74.47 million	+1.5%
2019	75.42 million	+1.3%
2020	76.78 million	+1.8%
2021	77.81 million	+1.3%
2022	78.86 million	+1.3%
2023	79.75 million	+1.1%
2024	79.68 million	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	30.22 million	27.15 million	33.54 million	10
1980s	39.19 million	34.45 million	44.22 million	10
1990s	50.58 million	45.27 million	57.13 million	10
2000s	56.07 million	51.56 million	61.07 million	10
2010s	69.95 million	62.64 million	75.42 million	10
2020s	78.58 million	76.78 million	79.75 million	5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

42 Cameroon 1.72 million compare
43 Argentina 1.67 million compare
44 Ghana 1.67 million compare
45 Peru 1.62 million compare
46 Saudi Arabia 1.59 million compare
47 Poland 1.52 million compare
48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.49 million compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)

All data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 79.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?: The highest recorded value was 79.75 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?: The lowest recorded value was 27.15 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

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