School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total

WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 58.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.80 million
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.45 million
in 2023
All-time low
45.06 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total stood at 58.80 million.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 60.45 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.06 million, in 1971.

That places WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 7th 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 & Ibrd Total, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 46.14 million
1971 45.06 million -2.3%
1972 45.43 million +0.8%
1973 45.46 million +0.1%
1974 45.14 million -0.7%
1975 47.34 million +4.9%
1976 47.47 million +0.3%
1977 48.23 million +1.6%
1978 47.91 million -0.7%
1979 47.92 million +0.0%
1980 47.95 million +0.1%
1981 47.48 million -1.0%
1982 46.83 million -1.4%
1983 46.85 million +0.0%
1984 46.64 million -0.4%
1985 47.23 million +1.3%
1986 48.20 million +2.0%
1987 48.96 million +1.6%
1988 49.88 million +1.9%
1989 51.22 million +2.7%
1990 50.45 million -1.5%
1991 51.38 million +1.8%
1992 52.18 million +1.6%
1993 53.29 million +2.1%
1994 54.29 million +1.9%
1995 54.14 million -0.3%
1996 54.76 million +1.2%
1997 55.35 million +1.1%
1998 53.13 million -4.0%
1999 52.61 million -1.0%
2000 52.43 million -0.3%
2001 52.51 million +0.2%
2002 52.48 million -0.1%
2003 52.40 million -0.2%
2004 52.21 million -0.4%
2005 52.50 million +0.6%
2006 53.36 million +1.6%
2007 53.34 million -0.0%
2008 53.50 million +0.3%
2009 53.83 million +0.6%
2010 54.33 million +0.9%
2011 55.09 million +1.4%
2012 55.82 million +1.3%
2013 56.61 million +1.4%
2014 57.60 million +1.8%
2015 58.28 million +1.2%
2016 58.54 million +0.4%
2017 58.96 million +0.7%
2018 60.15 million +2.0%
2019 59.92 million -0.4%
2020 60.26 million +0.6%
2021 60.04 million -0.4%
2022 60.38 million +0.6%
2023 60.45 million +0.1%
2024 58.80 million -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 46.61 million 45.06 million 48.23 million 10
1980s 48.12 million 46.64 million 51.22 million 10
1990s 53.16 million 50.45 million 55.35 million 10
2000s 52.86 million 52.21 million 53.83 million 10
2010s 57.53 million 54.33 million 60.15 million 10
2020s 59.99 million 58.80 million 60.45 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total

  1. 4 Pakistan 3.05 million compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 2.20 million compare
  3. 6 United States of America 1.87 million compare
  4. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.81 million compare
  5. 8 Ethiopia 1.74 million compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 1.56 million compare
  7. 10 Brazil 1.40 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 58.80 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 & Ibrd Total?
The highest recorded value was 60.45 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
The lowest recorded value was 45.06 million in 1971.
How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 7th 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 & Ibrd Total?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release