School age population, one year before than official primary entry in High income
High income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 13.34 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
13.34 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
15.77 million number
in 1970
All-time low
12.92 million number
in 2008
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in High income stood at 13.34 million number.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in High income peaked at 15.77 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12.92 million number, in 2008.
That places High income 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.77 million number | — |
| 1971 | 15.67 million number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 15.53 million number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 15.37 million number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 15.20 million number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 15.05 million number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 14.98 million number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 14.93 million number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 14.88 million number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 14.82 million number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 14.70 million number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 14.53 million number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 14.37 million number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 14.20 million number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 14.05 million number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 13.94 million number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 13.90 million number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 13.94 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 14.01 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.08 million number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 14.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14.06 million number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 14.06 million number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.03 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.00 million number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 13.98 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 13.96 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.97 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.97 million number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.86 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.70 million number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 13.57 million number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 13.38 million number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.15 million number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 13.01 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.93 million number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.95 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.03 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.92 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.93 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.03 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.34 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.45 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.41 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.49 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.48 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.40 million number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.34 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.22 million number | 14.82 million number | 15.77 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.17 million number | 13.90 million number | 14.70 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.00 million number | 13.86 million number | 14.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.16 million number | 12.92 million number | 13.70 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.31 million number | 12.99 million number | 13.49 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 22 South Africa 1.17 million number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 1.09 million number compare
- 24 Angola 1.08 million number compare
- 25 Iraq 1.07 million number compare
- 26 Mozambique 955,672 number compare
- 27 Algeria 955,517 number compare
- 28 Myanmar 889,256 number compare
More reference data data for High income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.51 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.82 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.34 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.04 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in High income?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in High income was 13.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.92 million number in 2008.
- How does High income rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- High income ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/