School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Blend
WB: Ida Blend: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 17.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.41 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
80th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.41 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.28 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Blend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Blend stood at 17.41 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Blend peaked at 17.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.28 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Ida Blend 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Ida Blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.28 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.42 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 5.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.69 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.84 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 6.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 6.17 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 6.37 million | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 6.56 million | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 6.76 million | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6.99 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 7.24 million | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 7.49 million | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.75 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 7.99 million | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 8.25 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 8.54 million | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 8.84 million | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 9.10 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 9.34 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 9.55 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.78 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 10.01 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 10.24 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 10.47 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 10.71 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 10.93 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 11.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 11.33 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 11.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.95 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.40 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.99 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.26 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.71 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 15.54 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 16.38 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.79 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.87 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 17.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.41 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.96 million | 5.28 million | 6.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.15 million | 6.99 million | 9.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.57 million | 9.55 million | 11.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.85 million | 11.72 million | 13.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.92 million | 14.26 million | 16.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.31 million | 17.17 million | 17.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Blend
- 77 Togo 260,101 compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 247,402 compare
- 79 Haiti 245,271 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 240,144 compare
- 81 Chile 235,962 compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 225,437 compare
- 83 Honduras 225,319 compare
More education data for WB: Ida Blend
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 44.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.72 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Blend?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Blend was 17.41 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 WB: Ida Blend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Ida Blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Ida Blend rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Ida Blend ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Ida Blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Blend 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