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 21.60 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
21.60 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
8th
of 44 groups
All-time high
21.60 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.76 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA total recorded 21.60 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total peaked at 21.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.76 million number, in 1970.

IDA total ranks 8th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.63 million number 7.76 million number 9.61 million number 10
1980s 11.09 million number 9.85 million number 12.46 million number 10
1990s 14.03 million number 12.75 million number 15.23 million number 10
2000s 16.87 million number 15.48 million number 18.30 million number 10
2010s 20.11 million number 18.61 million number 21.60 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 5 Indonesia 2.38 million number compare
  2. 6 United States 1.96 million number compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.51 million number compare
  4. 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
  6. 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.41 million number compare
  7. 11 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.25 million 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 total?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in IDA total was 21.60 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 21.60 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 7.76 million number in 1970.
How does IDA total rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
IDA total ranks 8th 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 total?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, 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/