Least developed countries vs Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Least developed countries
13.50 million number
in 2019
Pre-demographic dividend
13.90 million number
in 2019
Least developed countries rank
20th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
18th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 13.90 million number against 13.50 million number in Least developed countries, a difference of 399,400 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 20th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 43 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 5.49 million number 4.39 million number 1.10 million number Least developed countries
1980s 6.83 million number 5.75 million number 1.08 million number Least developed countries
1990s 8.55 million number 7.39 million number 1.17 million number Least developed countries
2000s 10.47 million number 9.59 million number 883,473 number Least developed countries
2010s 12.60 million number 12.60 million number 2,800 number Least developed countries

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, Least developed countries or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 13.90 million number against 13.50 million number in Least developed countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Least developed countries and Pre-demographic dividend?
399,400 number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Pre-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Least developed countries and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Least developed countries ranks 20th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 18th 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/