School age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 144.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
144.69 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
144.69 million
in 2024
All-time low
38.01 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970–2024

50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations stood at 144.69 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 144.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.01 million, in 1970.

WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 63rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 38.01 million
1971 38.99 million +2.6%
1972 39.99 million +2.6%
1973 40.91 million +2.3%
1974 41.97 million +2.6%
1975 42.84 million +2.1%
1976 43.96 million +2.6%
1977 45.12 million +2.7%
1978 46.23 million +2.5%
1979 47.47 million +2.7%
1980 48.65 million +2.5%
1981 49.73 million +2.2%
1982 50.81 million +2.2%
1983 52.12 million +2.6%
1984 53.47 million +2.6%
1985 55.06 million +3.0%
1986 56.63 million +2.9%
1987 58.61 million +3.5%
1988 60.24 million +2.8%
1989 61.83 million +2.6%
1990 63.41 million +2.6%
1991 64.85 million +2.3%
1992 66.23 million +2.1%
1993 68.11 million +2.8%
1994 69.88 million +2.6%
1995 71.70 million +2.6%
1996 73.41 million +2.4%
1997 75.14 million +2.4%
1998 77.89 million +3.7%
1999 79.95 million +2.6%
2000 82.10 million +2.7%
2001 84.20 million +2.5%
2002 86.49 million +2.7%
2003 88.16 million +1.9%
2004 90.61 million +2.8%
2005 92.95 million +2.6%
2006 95.46 million +2.7%
2007 98.14 million +2.8%
2008 100.73 million +2.6%
2009 103.57 million +2.8%
2010 106.57 million +2.9%
2011 109.55 million +2.8%
2012 112.56 million +2.8%
2013 115.55 million +2.7%
2014 119.59 million +3.5%
2015 122.72 million +2.6%
2016 125.78 million +2.5%
2017 128.89 million +2.5%
2018 131.95 million +2.4%
2019 134.96 million +2.3%
2020 137.81 million +2.1%
2021 140.50 million +2.0%
2022 142.94 million +1.7%
2023 144.26 million +0.9%
2024 144.69 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 42.55 million 38.01 million 47.47 million 10
1980s 54.71 million 48.65 million 61.83 million 10
1990s 71.06 million 63.41 million 79.95 million 10
2000s 92.24 million 82.10 million 103.57 million 10
2010s 120.81 million 106.57 million 134.96 million 10
2020s 142.04 million 137.81 million 144.69 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

  1. 60 Korea 2.48 million compare
  2. 61 Italy 2.48 million compare
  3. 62 Guatemala 2.40 million compare
  4. 63 Benin 2.38 million compare
  5. 64 Somalia 2.36 million compare
  6. 65 Guinea 2.31 million compare
  7. 66 Australia 2.28 million compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations

All data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
School age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 144.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The highest recorded value was 144.69 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
The lowest recorded value was 38.01 million in 1970.
How does WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/wb-fy23-ida-countries-classified-as-fragile-situations/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/wb-fy23-ida-countries-classified-as-fragile-situations/">School age population, primary education, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release