Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in United States of America

United States of America: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2.07 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.07 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.12 million number
in 2014
All-time low
1.70 million number
in 1982
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in United States of America, 1970–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 2.07 million number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in United States of America peaked at 2.12 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million number, in 1982.

United States of America ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in United States of America, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 2.07 million number
1971 2.04 million number -1.5%
1972 1.99 million number -2.4%
1973 1.93 million number -3.0%
1974 1.87 million number -3.4%
1975 1.81 million number -3.4%
1976 1.75 million number -2.9%
1977 1.74 million number -1.0%
1978 1.73 million number -0.5%
1979 1.72 million number -0.2%
1980 1.72 million number -0.2%
1981 1.71 million number -0.7%
1982 1.70 million number -0.3%
1983 1.70 million number +0.2%
1984 1.71 million number +0.5%
1985 1.73 million number +0.7%
1986 1.74 million number +0.7%
1987 1.76 million number +1.1%
1988 1.78 million number +1.4%
1989 1.81 million number +1.5%
1990 1.83 million number +1.5%
1991 1.86 million number +1.5%
1992 1.90 million number +2.0%
1993 1.93 million number +1.8%
1994 1.97 million number +1.6%
1995 1.99 million number +1.4%
1996 2.01 million number +1.1%
1997 2.05 million number +1.6%
1998 2.08 million number +1.6%
1999 2.10 million number +1.2%
2000 2.07 million number -1.4%
2001 2.05 million number -1.1%
2002 2.03 million number -0.8%
2003 2.00 million number -1.6%
2004 1.96 million number -2.1%
2005 1.95 million number -0.3%
2006 1.96 million number +0.1%
2007 1.99 million number +1.7%
2008 2.06 million number +3.7%
2009 2.03 million number -1.4%
2010 2.05 million number +0.8%
2011 2.07 million number +1.1%
2012 2.09 million number +0.6%
2013 2.10 million number +0.7%
2014 2.12 million number +0.9%
2015 2.10 million number -0.8%
2016 2.04 million number -2.9%
2017 2.07 million number +1.2%
2018 2.07 million number +0.4%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 2.07 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 91.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.87 million number 1.72 million number 2.07 million number 10
1980s 1.74 million number 1.70 million number 1.81 million number 10
1990s 1.97 million number 1.83 million number 2.10 million number 10
2000s 2.01 million number 1.95 million number 2.07 million number 10
2010s 2.08 million number 2.04 million number 2.12 million number 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 3 Nigeria 3.08 million number compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 2.70 million number compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 2.46 million number compare
  4. 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
  5. 8 Brazil 1.50 million number compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 1.49 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in United States of America?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in United States of America was 2.07 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million number in 1982.
How does United States of America rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
United States of America ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male 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.