Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in World
World: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 132.24 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in World stood at 132.24 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in World peaked at 132.24 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.40 million number, in 1970.
World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.40 million number | — |
| 1971 | 93.47 million number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 95.49 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 97.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 99.34 million number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 100.99 million number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 102.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 104.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 105.35 million number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 106.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 106.77 million number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 107.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 107.58 million number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 107.71 million number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 107.64 million number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 107.54 million number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 107.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 108.65 million number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 110.28 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 112.32 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 114.48 million number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 116.55 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 118.67 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 121.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 123.71 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 125.91 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 127.49 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 128.61 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 127.96 million number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 125.86 million number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 123.88 million number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 121.72 million number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 120.64 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 120.33 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 120.36 million number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 121.02 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 121.35 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 121.97 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 122.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 122.79 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 123.57 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 124.04 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 125.09 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 126.17 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 127.42 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 128.55 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 129.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 130.38 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 131.26 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 132.24 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.63 million number | 91.40 million number | 106.23 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.32 million number | 106.77 million number | 112.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.04 million number | 114.48 million number | 128.61 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.64 million number | 120.33 million number | 123.88 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.81 million number | 123.57 million number | 132.24 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in World?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in World was 132.24 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 132.24 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.40 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.