School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in World
World: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 64.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
World recorded 64.37 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in World peaked at 64.37 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.02 million number, in 1970.
World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.81 million number | 46.02 million number | 52.59 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.48 million number | 52.70 million number | 55.98 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.50 million number | 57.06 million number | 62.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.84 million number | 58.10 million number | 59.62 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.29 million number | 60.10 million number | 64.37 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More reference data data for World
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 10.82 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9913 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in World?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in World was 64.37 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 64.37 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.02 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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/