School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 15.71 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
15.71 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.62 million
in 1999
All-time low
15.71 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members is 15.71 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 16.62 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.71 million, in 2024.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 88th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.62 million | — |
| 2000 | 16.62 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.52 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.40 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.25 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.06 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.11 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.92 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.94 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.00 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.03 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.19 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.38 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.43 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.23 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.23 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.13 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.93 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.74 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.71 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.62 million | 16.62 million | 16.62 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.21 million | 15.92 million | 16.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.20 million | 16.00 million | 16.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.93 million | 15.71 million | 16.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 85 Jordan 200,986 compare
- 86 Tunisia 196,063 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 187,994 compare
- 88 Israel 187,477 compare
- 89 Netherlands 175,000 compare
- 90 Congo 172,255 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 171,918 compare
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, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members was 15.71 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: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.62 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.71 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, 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