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

India: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 11.07 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.07 million number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
1st
of 202 countries
All-time high
12.14 million number
in 2013
All-time low
7.51 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in India, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in India stood at 11.07 million number.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in India peaked at 12.14 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.51 million number, in 1970.

India ranks 1st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in India, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in India, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7.51 million number —
1971 7.60 million number +1.2%
1972 7.76 million number +2.1%
1973 7.91 million number +1.9%
1974 8.04 million number +1.7%
1975 8.17 million number +1.5%
1976 8.28 million number +1.4%
1977 8.48 million number +2.4%
1978 8.68 million number +2.4%
1979 8.87 million number +2.2%
1980 9.04 million number +1.9%
1981 9.16 million number +1.4%
1982 9.36 million number +2.2%
1983 9.55 million number +2.0%
1984 9.73 million number +1.8%
1985 9.89 million number +1.7%
1986 10.05 million number +1.6%
1987 10.30 million number +2.4%
1988 10.55 million number +2.5%
1989 10.79 million number +2.2%
1990 10.98 million number +1.8%
1991 11.09 million number +1.0%
1992 11.24 million number +1.3%
1993 11.34 million number +0.9%
1994 11.41 million number +0.6%
1995 11.46 million number +0.4%
1996 11.49 million number +0.3%
1997 11.55 million number +0.5%
1998 11.59 million number +0.4%
1999 11.62 million number +0.2%
2000 11.64 million number +0.2%
2001 11.66 million number +0.1%
2002 11.74 million number +0.7%
2003 11.82 million number +0.7%
2004 11.90 million number +0.7%
2005 11.96 million number +0.5%
2006 11.98 million number +0.2%
2007 12.04 million number +0.5%
2008 12.08 million number +0.4%
2009 12.11 million number +0.2%
2010 12.12 million number +0.1%
2011 12.12 million number -0.1%
2012 12.13 million number +0.1%
2013 12.14 million number +0.0%
2014 12.12 million number -0.2%
2015 12.05 million number -0.5%
2016 11.92 million number -1.1%
2017 11.74 million number -1.5%
2018 11.52 million number -1.9%
2019 11.27 million number -2.1%
2020 11.07 million number -1.8%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 11.07 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 92.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 11.07 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 216,802 number, 51.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.13 million number 7.51 million number 8.87 million number 10
1980s 9.84 million number 9.04 million number 10.79 million number 10
1990s 11.38 million number 10.98 million number 11.62 million number 10
2000s 11.89 million number 11.64 million number 12.11 million number 10
2010s 11.91 million number 11.27 million number 12.14 million number 10
2020s 11.07 million number 11.07 million number 11.07 million number 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 8.14 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 3.03 million number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 2.55 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 India?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in India was 11.07 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 12.14 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 7.51 million number in 1970.
How does India rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
India ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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
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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/