School age population, one year before than official primary entry in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 62.08 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in IDA & IBRD total is 62.08 million number, measured 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 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 62.08 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.40 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.40 million number | — |
| 1971 | 41.35 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 42.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 43.45 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 44.41 million number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 45.23 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 45.93 million number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 46.68 million number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 47.27 million number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 47.70 million number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 47.99 million number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 48.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 48.48 million number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 48.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 48.73 million number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 48.84 million number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 49.16 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 49.94 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 50.96 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 52.11 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 53.27 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 54.29 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 55.49 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 56.81 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 58.04 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 58.98 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 59.44 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 59.46 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 58.74 million number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.39 million number | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 56.48 million number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 55.67 million number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 55.53 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 55.63 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.10 million number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 56.53 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 56.69 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 56.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.59 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.04 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.32 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 58.87 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 59.39 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 59.98 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.48 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.83 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.24 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.62 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.08 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.48 million number | 40.40 million number | 47.70 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.31 million number | 47.99 million number | 52.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.19 million number | 53.27 million number | 59.46 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.44 million number | 55.53 million number | 57.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.08 million number | 58.04 million number | 62.08 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More reference data data for IDA & IBRD total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 120.16 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 58.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.82 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.55 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.53 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in IDA & IBRD total?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in IDA & IBRD total was 62.08 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 62.08 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.40 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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/