School age population, one year before than official primary entry in United States of America

United States of America: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 4.00 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4.00 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.14 million number
in 2013
All-time low
3.29 million number
in 1981
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in United States of America, 1970–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 4.00 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in United States of America peaked at 4.14 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.29 million number, in 1981.

That places United States of America 6th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in United States of America, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 3.96 million number
1971 3.89 million number -1.7%
1972 3.78 million number -2.8%
1973 3.66 million number -3.2%
1974 3.54 million number -3.4%
1975 3.43 million number -3.0%
1976 3.36 million number -2.1%
1977 3.33 million number -0.9%
1978 3.32 million number -0.3%
1979 3.32 million number -0.1%
1980 3.31 million number -0.2%
1981 3.29 million number -0.8%
1982 3.29 million number +0.2%
1983 3.31 million number +0.5%
1984 3.33 million number +0.7%
1985 3.36 million number +0.9%
1986 3.39 million number +0.9%
1987 3.45 million number +1.7%
1988 3.51 million number +1.8%
1989 3.58 million number +1.8%
1990 3.64 million number +1.7%
1991 3.69 million number +1.4%
1992 3.76 million number +2.0%
1993 3.82 million number +1.7%
1994 3.88 million number +1.4%
1995 3.92 million number +1.1%
1996 3.95 million number +0.8%
1997 4.01 million number +1.5%
1998 4.07 million number +1.4%
1999 4.04 million number -0.7%
2000 4.00 million number -1.1%
2001 3.97 million number -0.7%
2002 3.91 million number -1.5%
2003 3.84 million number -1.9%
2004 3.82 million number -0.4%
2005 3.83 million number +0.2%
2006 3.89 million number +1.7%
2007 4.05 million number +4.0%
2008 3.99 million number -1.4%
2009 4.02 million number +0.8%
2010 4.07 million number +1.1%
2011 4.07 million number +0.0%
2012 4.10 million number +0.6%
2013 4.14 million number +1.0%
2014 4.10 million number -0.9%
2015 3.99 million number -2.8%
2016 4.03 million number +1.2%
2017 4.04 million number +0.1%
2018 4.00 million number -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.56 million number 3.32 million number 3.96 million number 10
1980s 3.38 million number 3.29 million number 3.58 million number 10
1990s 3.88 million number 3.64 million number 4.07 million number 10
2000s 3.93 million number 3.82 million number 4.05 million number 10
2010s 4.06 million number 3.99 million number 4.14 million number 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 3 Nigeria 6.20 million number compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 5.31 million number compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 4.87 million number compare
  4. 7 Ethiopia 3.06 million number compare
  5. 8 Brazil 2.97 million number compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 2.90 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in United States of America?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in United States of America was 4.00 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 4.14 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.29 million number in 1981.
How does United States of America rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
United States of America ranks 6th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (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
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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/