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

Latest (2019)
62.08 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
62.08 million number
in 2019
All-time low
40.40 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019

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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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in IDA & IBRD total, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 India 12.20 million number compare
  2. 2 China 9.28 million number compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 3.17 million number compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 2.76 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 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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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/