Primary education, pupils in IDA only
IDA only: Primary education, pupils was 48.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in IDA only, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 48.4% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in IDA only peaked at 48.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 1971.
That places IDA only 24th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.5% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 41.2% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 43.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 45.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 48.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in IDA only?
- Primary education, pupils in IDA only was 48.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 1971.
- How does IDA only rank for primary education, pupils?
- IDA only ranks 24th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.