School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 49.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.29 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.29 million
in 2024
All-time low
16.46 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Total, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Ida Total recorded 49.29 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Total peaked at 49.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.46 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Ida Total 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.46 million | — |
| 1971 | 16.85 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 17.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 17.64 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 18.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 18.53 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 19.01 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 19.58 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 20.06 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 20.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 21.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 21.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 22.00 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 22.57 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 23.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 23.91 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 24.60 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 25.25 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 25.87 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 26.42 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 26.95 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 27.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 28.08 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 28.72 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 29.38 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 30.04 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 30.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 31.19 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 31.80 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 32.46 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 33.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 33.75 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.40 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 35.07 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 35.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 36.59 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 37.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 38.13 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 38.79 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 39.41 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 40.12 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 41.05 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 41.95 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 42.91 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 43.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 44.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 45.71 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 46.80 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 47.39 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 47.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.53 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 49.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 49.29 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.40 million | 16.46 million | 20.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.64 million | 21.07 million | 26.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.68 million | 26.95 million | 32.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.25 million | 33.11 million | 39.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.83 million | 40.12 million | 46.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.45 million | 47.39 million | 49.29 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Total?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Total was 49.29 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 Total?
- The highest recorded value was 49.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.46 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 19th 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 Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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