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 7.67 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.67 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
87th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.10 million
in 1999
All-time low
7.67 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
WB: Oecd Members recorded 7.67 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 8.10 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.67 million, in 2024.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 87th 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 | 8.10 million | — |
| 2000 | 8.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.06 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.00 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.93 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.88 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.84 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.87 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.77 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.78 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.81 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.91 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.02 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.93 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.92 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.78 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.68 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.67 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.10 million | 8.10 million | 8.10 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.91 million | 7.77 million | 8.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.91 million | 7.81 million | 8.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 million | 7.67 million | 7.89 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.9041 % change on previous year (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 7.67 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 8.10 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 7.67 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 87th 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 4.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release