School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 14.22 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
14.22 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
16th
of 43 groups
All-time high
20.39 million number
in 1996
All-time low
13.33 million number
in 2011
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 14.22 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 20.39 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.33 million number, in 2011.
That places Late-demographic dividend 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.93 million number | — |
| 1971 | 17.46 million number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 18.00 million number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 18.55 million number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 19.07 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 19.49 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 19.73 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 19.83 million number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 19.70 million number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 19.42 million number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 19.04 million number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 18.65 million number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.24 million number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 17.71 million number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 17.16 million number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 16.67 million number | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 16.36 million number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 16.32 million number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 16.51 million number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 16.87 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 17.32 million number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 17.75 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 18.28 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 18.99 million number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 19.71 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 20.26 million number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 20.39 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 20.02 million number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 18.97 million number | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 17.40 million number | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 16.21 million number | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 15.13 million number | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 14.49 million number | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 14.17 million number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 14.27 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.13 million number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.98 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.74 million number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.45 million number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.34 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.41 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.33 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.34 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.54 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.69 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.73 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.91 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 13.99 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.22 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.82 million number | 16.93 million number | 19.83 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.35 million number | 16.32 million number | 19.04 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.91 million number | 17.32 million number | 20.39 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.29 million number | 13.34 million number | 16.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.66 million number | 13.33 million number | 14.22 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 913,803 number compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 871,161 number compare
- 16 Uganda 731,258 number compare
- 17 Viet Nam 724,872 number compare
- 18 Kenya 695,335 number compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 685,326 number compare
More reference data data for Late-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 30.00 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.83 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 86.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.53 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9991 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Late-demographic dividend?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Late-demographic dividend was 14.22 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 million number in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.33 million number in 2011.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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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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/