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

Early-demographic dividend: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 32.49 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.49 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 43 groups
All-time high
32.49 million number
in 2019
All-time low
18.55 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Early-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 in Early-demographic dividend stood at 32.49 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 32.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.55 million number, in 1970.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Early-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 18.55 million number
1971 18.89 million number +1.9%
1972 19.34 million number +2.4%
1973 19.77 million number +2.2%
1974 20.18 million number +2.0%
1975 20.55 million number +1.8%
1976 20.92 million number +1.8%
1977 21.41 million number +2.3%
1978 21.90 million number +2.3%
1979 22.38 million number +2.2%
1980 22.85 million number +2.1%
1981 23.30 million number +2.0%
1982 23.81 million number +2.2%
1983 24.37 million number +2.4%
1984 24.92 million number +2.3%
1985 25.45 million number +2.1%
1986 25.98 million number +2.1%
1987 26.65 million number +2.6%
1988 27.32 million number +2.5%
1989 27.95 million number +2.3%
1990 28.50 million number +1.9%
1991 28.90 million number +1.4%
1992 29.33 million number +1.5%
1993 29.67 million number +1.1%
1994 29.91 million number +0.8%
1995 30.08 million number +0.6%
1996 30.22 million number +0.4%
1997 30.39 million number +0.6%
1998 30.54 million number +0.5%
1999 30.63 million number +0.3%
2000 30.71 million number +0.3%
2001 30.80 million number +0.3%
2002 30.99 million number +0.6%
2003 31.20 million number +0.7%
2004 31.38 million number +0.6%
2005 31.52 million number +0.5%
2006 31.62 million number +0.3%
2007 31.77 million number +0.5%
2008 31.90 million number +0.4%
2009 32.03 million number +0.4%
2010 32.12 million number +0.3%
2011 32.19 million number +0.2%
2012 32.28 million number +0.3%
2013 32.37 million number +0.3%
2014 32.43 million number +0.2%
2015 32.46 million number +0.1%
2016 32.46 million number -0.0%
2017 32.48 million number +0.1%
2018 32.49 million number +0.0%
2019 32.49 million number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.39 million number 18.55 million number 22.38 million number 10
1980s 25.26 million number 22.85 million number 27.95 million number 10
1990s 29.82 million number 28.50 million number 30.63 million number 10
2000s 31.39 million number 30.71 million number 32.03 million number 10
2010s 32.38 million number 32.12 million number 32.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 2 China 9.28 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 3.17 million number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 2.76 million number compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 2.49 million number compare
  5. 6 United States of America 2.04 million number compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 1.55 million number compare
  7. 8 Brazil 1.50 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 Early-demographic dividend?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend was 32.49 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 Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 32.49 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 18.55 million number in 1970.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/