School age population, one year before than official primary entry in IBRD only

IBRD only: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 36.53 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.53 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
41.79 million number
in 1996
All-time low
30.96 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in IBRD only, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in IBRD only stood at 36.53 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in IBRD only peaked at 41.79 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 30.96 million number, in 1970.

IBRD only ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in IBRD only, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 30.96 million number —
1971 31.72 million number +2.5%
1972 32.56 million number +2.6%
1973 33.40 million number +2.6%
1974 34.19 million number +2.3%
1975 34.86 million number +2.0%
1976 35.35 million number +1.4%
1977 35.81 million number +1.3%
1978 36.07 million number +0.7%
1979 36.15 million number +0.2%
1980 36.10 million number -0.1%
1981 36.00 million number -0.3%
1982 35.98 million number -0.1%
1983 35.83 million number -0.4%
1984 35.64 million number -0.5%
1985 35.48 million number -0.4%
1986 35.49 million number +0.0%
1987 35.86 million number +1.0%
1988 36.46 million number +1.7%
1989 37.19 million number +2.0%
1990 37.94 million number +2.0%
1991 38.57 million number +1.7%
1992 39.34 million number +2.0%
1993 40.22 million number +2.3%
1994 41.06 million number +2.1%
1995 41.65 million number +1.5%
1996 41.79 million number +0.3%
1997 41.44 million number -0.8%
1998 40.36 million number -2.6%
1999 38.73 million number -4.0%
2000 37.48 million number -3.2%
2001 36.36 million number -3.0%
2002 35.80 million number -1.5%
2003 35.56 million number -0.7%
2004 35.78 million number +0.6%
2005 35.73 million number -0.1%
2006 35.63 million number -0.3%
2007 35.47 million number -0.5%
2008 35.27 million number -0.6%
2009 35.24 million number -0.1%
2010 35.38 million number +0.4%
2011 35.37 million number -0.0%
2012 35.50 million number +0.4%
2013 35.69 million number +0.5%
2014 35.94 million number +0.7%
2015 36.15 million number +0.6%
2016 36.18 million number +0.1%
2017 36.36 million number +0.5%
2018 36.38 million number +0.1%
2019 36.53 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 34.11 million number 30.96 million number 36.15 million number 10
1980s 36.00 million number 35.48 million number 37.19 million number 10
1990s 40.11 million number 37.94 million number 41.79 million number 10
2000s 35.83 million number 35.24 million number 37.48 million number 10
2010s 35.95 million number 35.37 million number 36.53 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 2 China 8.14 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 3.03 million number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 2.55 million number compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 2.38 million number compare
  5. 6 United States 1.96 million number compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
  7. 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in IBRD only?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in IBRD only was 36.53 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 41.79 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 30.96 million number in 1970.
How does IBRD only rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
IBRD only ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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, female (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, 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/