School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 148.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
148.12 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
148.12 million
in 2024
All-time low
56.93 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 148.12 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 148.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.93 million, in 1970.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 15th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.93 million | — |
| 1971 | 58.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 59.31 million | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 60.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 61.87 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 63.27 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 64.99 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 66.62 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 67.87 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 69.41 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 70.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 72.65 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 74.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 76.00 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 77.97 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 80.02 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 82.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 84.40 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 86.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 88.11 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 89.80 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 91.29 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 92.76 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 94.48 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 96.98 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 98.86 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 100.45 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 101.65 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 112.92 million | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 106.64 million | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 108.01 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 109.32 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 110.70 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 111.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 112.93 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 114.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 116.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 116.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 118.23 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 120.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 122.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 125.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 128.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 131.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 133.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 135.38 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 137.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 140.76 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 143.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 144.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 144.45 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 145.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 146.85 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 148.04 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 148.12 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.90 million | 56.93 million | 69.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.30 million | 70.91 million | 88.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.58 million | 89.80 million | 112.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.79 million | 108.01 million | 120.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.26 million | 122.60 million | 144.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.63 million | 144.45 million | 148.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 148.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 148.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.93 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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February 2026 Data Release