School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 13.90 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.90 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
18th
of 44 groups
All-time high
13.90 million number
in 2019
All-time low
3.88 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 age in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 13.90 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 13.90 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.88 million number, in 1970.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 18th 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 4.39 million number 3.88 million number 4.98 million number 10
1980s 5.75 million number 5.11 million number 6.44 million number 10
1990s 7.39 million number 6.59 million number 8.20 million number 10
2000s 9.59 million number 8.40 million number 10.91 million number 10
2010s 12.60 million number 11.21 million number 13.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 871,161 number compare
  2. 16 Uganda 731,258 number compare
  3. 17 Viet Nam 724,872 number compare
  4. 18 Kenya 695,335 number compare
  5. 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 685,326 number compare
  6. 20 Least developed countries 13.50 million number compare
  7. 20 Türkiye 671,380 number compare
  8. 21 Sudan 582,449 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 age in Pre-demographic dividend?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Pre-demographic dividend was 13.90 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 13.90 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 3.88 million number in 1970.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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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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/