Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 12.06 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Post-demographic dividend stood at 12.06 million number.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 15.37 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.60 million number, in 2010.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.37 million number | — |
| 1971 | 15.36 million number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 15.27 million number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 15.08 million number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 14.84 million number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 14.59 million number | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 14.39 million number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 14.26 million number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 14.17 million number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.09 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 13.99 million number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 13.82 million number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 13.64 million number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 13.41 million number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 13.17 million number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 12.96 million number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 12.80 million number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 12.75 million number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.77 million number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 12.81 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 12.85 million number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 12.84 million number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 12.83 million number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.81 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.78 million number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 12.75 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.73 million number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.74 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.72 million number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 12.72 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.51 million number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 12.35 million number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 12.21 million number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 12.01 million number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.80 million number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.70 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.62 million number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.64 million number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.72 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.60 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.60 million number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.65 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.73 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.86 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.01 million number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.08 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.99 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.10 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.07 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.06 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.74 million number | 14.09 million number | 15.37 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.21 million number | 12.75 million number | 13.99 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.78 million number | 12.72 million number | 12.85 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.92 million number | 11.60 million number | 12.51 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.91 million number | 11.60 million number | 12.10 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Post-demographic dividend?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Post-demographic dividend was 12.06 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 15.37 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.60 million number in 2010.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.