School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 16.57 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
16.57 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
80th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.37 million
in 2002
All-time low
16.12 million
in 2014
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members stood at 16.57 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 17.37 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.12 million, in 2014.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 80th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.09 million | — |
| 2000 | 17.09 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.29 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.13 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 16.95 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.87 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.83 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.70 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.57 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.53 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.18 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.48 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.49 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.60 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.57 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.09 million | 17.09 million | 17.09 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.00 million | 16.57 million | 17.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.36 million | 16.12 million | 16.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.59 million | 16.49 million | 16.67 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members was 16.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 17.37 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.12 million in 2014.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release