Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in IDA blend
IDA blend: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 14.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in IDA blend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in IDA blend stood at 14.66 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in IDA blend peaked at 14.66 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.53 million number, in 1970.
IDA blend ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.53 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.65 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 4.80 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 4.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 5.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.18 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.31 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5.48 million number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.67 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 5.86 million number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 6.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 6.24 million number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 6.47 million number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 6.70 million number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 6.92 million number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 7.14 million number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 7.34 million number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 7.60 million number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 7.84 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 8.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 8.30 million number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 8.50 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 8.76 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 9.00 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.42 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 9.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 9.97 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.13 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.29 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 10.44 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.64 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.84 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.20 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.37 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.57 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.79 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.23 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.45 million number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.72 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.00 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.28 million number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.56 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.81 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.10 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.39 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.66 million number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.15 million number | 4.53 million number | 5.86 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.04 million number | 6.05 million number | 8.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.27 million number | 8.30 million number | 10.13 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.12 million number | 10.29 million number | 12.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.42 million number | 12.23 million number | 14.66 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in IDA blend?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in IDA blend was 14.66 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.66 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- IDA blend ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.