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

IDA only: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 14.24 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
14.24 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
15th
of 44 groups
All-time high
14.24 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.38 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 14.24 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA only peaked at 14.24 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.38 million number, in 1970.

IDA only ranks 15th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.95 million number 5.38 million number 6.55 million number 10
1980s 7.43 million number 6.69 million number 8.28 million number 10
1990s 9.29 million number 8.47 million number 10.09 million number 10
2000s 11.27 million number 10.27 million number 12.27 million number 10
2010s 13.36 million number 12.47 million number 14.24 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
  2. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
  3. 14 Russia 913,803 number compare
  4. 15 Tanzania 871,161 number compare
  5. 16 Uganda 731,258 number compare
  6. 17 Viet Nam 724,872 number compare
  7. 18 Kenya 695,335 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA only?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA only was 14.24 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 only?
The highest recorded value was 14.24 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 5.38 million number in 1970.
How does IDA only rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
IDA only ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA 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/