Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in OECD members
OECD members: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 16.36 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in OECD members stood at 16.36 million number.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in OECD members peaked at 18.05 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 16.02 million number, in 2010.
OECD members ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.01 million number | — |
| 1971 | 18.05 million number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 18.03 million number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 17.95 million number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 17.84 million number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 17.72 million number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 17.63 million number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 17.60 million number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 17.59 million number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 17.58 million number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 17.54 million number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 17.45 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 17.35 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 17.21 million number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 17.06 million number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 16.92 million number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.82 million number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 16.81 million number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 16.84 million number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.90 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 16.94 million number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 16.94 million number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.96 million number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 16.96 million number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.95 million number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.94 million number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.93 million number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.96 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.99 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 17.03 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.87 million number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 16.75 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 16.63 million number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.46 million number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.25 million number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.14 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.05 million number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.15 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.03 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.02 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.04 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.10 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.21 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.32 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.29 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.37 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.36 million number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.80 million number | 17.58 million number | 18.05 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.09 million number | 16.81 million number | 17.54 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.96 million number | 16.93 million number | 17.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.34 million number | 16.03 million number | 16.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.25 million number | 16.02 million number | 16.38 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 21 South Africa 1.17 million number compare
- 22 Sudan 1.16 million number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 1.08 million number compare
- 24 Iraq 1.05 million number compare
- 25 Angola 1.05 million number compare
- 26 Mozambique 933,167 number compare
- 27 Algeria 932,632 number compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in OECD members?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in OECD members was 16.36 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 18.05 million number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.02 million number in 2010.
- How does OECD members rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- OECD members ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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.