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 8.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.56 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.56 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.61 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
WB: Ida Blend recorded 8.56 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Ida Blend peaked at 8.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.61 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Ida Blend 79th 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 | 2.61 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.67 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.81 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.88 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.04 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3.14 million | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3.23 million | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.33 million | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.44 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3.56 million | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.68 million | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.81 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 3.93 million | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 4.06 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 4.20 million | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 4.35 million | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 4.48 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 4.59 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.70 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.92 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.03 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.13 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.36 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.55 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.65 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.74 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.85 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.97 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.08 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.35 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.63 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.86 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.99 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.22 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.40 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.62 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.85 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.25 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.45 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.53 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.56 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.94 million | 2.61 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.01 million | 3.44 million | 4.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 million | 4.70 million | 5.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.30 million | 5.74 million | 6.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.82 million | 6.99 million | 8.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.51 million | 8.45 million | 8.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Blend
- 76 Togo 128,949 compare
- 77 Tajikistan 127,163 compare
- 78 Haiti 121,538 compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 121,520 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 115,943 compare
- 81 Chile 115,750 compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 111,791 compare
More education data for WB: Ida Blend
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 992,996 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 15.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19.85 million (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 8.56 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 8.56 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 2.61 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Ida Blend rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Ida Blend ranks 79th 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 9.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release