School age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 16.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.19 million number
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
16.90 million number
in 2014
All-time low
9.92 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 16.19 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 16.90 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.92 million number, in 1970.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.92 million number | — |
| 1971 | 10.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 10.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 10.50 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 10.68 million number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 10.84 million number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 11.01 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 11.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 11.53 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 11.78 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 12.01 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 12.22 million number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 12.46 million number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 12.74 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 13.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 13.24 million number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 13.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 13.81 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 14.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 14.46 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 14.73 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 14.92 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 15.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 15.36 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 15.51 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.62 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 15.71 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 15.84 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.94 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.01 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 16.07 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 16.14 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.27 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.40 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.52 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.60 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.72 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.78 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.82 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.83 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.84 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.87 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.90 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.90 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.86 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.74 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.60 million number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.40 million number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.19 million number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.79 million number | 9.92 million number | 11.78 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.16 million number | 12.01 million number | 14.46 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.48 million number | 14.73 million number | 16.01 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.50 million number | 16.07 million number | 16.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.71 million number | 16.19 million number | 16.90 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 6 United States of America 1.96 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.41 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.25 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
More reference data data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.72 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 16.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.90 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.92 million number in 1970.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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/