School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 122.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
122.45 million
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
125.98 million
in 2020
All-time low
94.22 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 122.45 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 125.98 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.22 million, in 1971.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96.41 million | — |
| 1971 | 94.22 million | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 95.00 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 95.11 million | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 94.44 million | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 98.95 million | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 99.25 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 100.81 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 100.17 million | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 100.11 million | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 100.14 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 99.16 million | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 97.76 million | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 97.77 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.34 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 98.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 100.53 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 102.13 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 104.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 106.85 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 105.28 million | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 107.20 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 108.94 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 111.34 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 113.55 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 113.32 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 114.72 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 116.02 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 111.39 million | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 110.32 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 109.96 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 110.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 110.16 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 110.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 109.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 110.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 112.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 111.92 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 112.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 112.88 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 113.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 115.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 116.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 118.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 120.60 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 122.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 122.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 123.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 125.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 125.22 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 125.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 125.31 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 125.87 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 125.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 122.45 million | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.45 million | 94.22 million | 100.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.43 million | 97.34 million | 106.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.21 million | 105.28 million | 116.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.93 million | 109.64 million | 112.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.39 million | 113.88 million | 125.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.10 million | 122.45 million | 125.98 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 3 Nigeria 6.42 million compare
- 4 Pakistan 6.24 million compare
- 5 Indonesia 4.51 million compare
- 6 United States of America 3.82 million compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.63 million compare
- 8 Ethiopia 3.56 million compare
- 9 Bangladesh 3.20 million compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 122.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 125.98 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.22 million in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release