IDA total vs United States of America: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

IDA total
21.60 million number
in 2019
United States of America
1.96 million number
in 2018
IDA total rank
7th
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • IDA total
  • United States of America
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 21.60 million number against 1.96 million number in United States of America, a difference of 19.65 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 11.0 times United States of America's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th of 43 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 8.63 million number 1.74 million number 6.89 million number IDA total
1980s 11.09 million number 1.64 million number 9.44 million number IDA total
1990s 14.03 million number 1.89 million number 12.14 million number IDA total
2000s 16.87 million number 1.92 million number 14.95 million number IDA total
2010s 19.95 million number 1.99 million number 17.96 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, IDA total or United States of America?
IDA total, at 21.60 million number against 1.96 million number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between IDA total and United States of America?
19.65 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do IDA total and United States of America rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
IDA total ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/