School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total
IDA total: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 43.98 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total is 43.98 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total peaked at 43.98 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.66 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA total 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.66 million number | — |
| 1971 | 16.02 million number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 16.46 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 16.86 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 17.23 million number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 17.56 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 17.94 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 18.44 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 18.94 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 19.44 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 19.93 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 20.44 million number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 20.95 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 21.54 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 22.13 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 22.66 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 23.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 23.90 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 24.59 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 25.25 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 25.85 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 26.43 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 27.11 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 27.75 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 28.32 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 28.81 million number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 29.84 million number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 30.40 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 30.91 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 31.43 million number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 31.96 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 32.65 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 33.36 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 34.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 34.60 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 35.18 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 35.88 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.57 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 37.24 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 37.88 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 38.50 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 39.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 39.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.61 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 41.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 41.91 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 42.62 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 43.32 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 43.98 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.46 million number | 15.66 million number | 19.44 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.46 million number | 19.93 million number | 25.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.47 million number | 25.85 million number | 30.91 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.29 million number | 31.43 million number | 37.24 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.92 million number | 37.88 million number | 43.98 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 4 Pakistan 5.31 million number compare
- 5 Indonesia 4.87 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 4.00 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 3.06 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 2.97 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 2.90 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.84 million number compare
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 0.9657 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total was 43.98 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 43.98 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- IDA total ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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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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/