School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5.47 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.47 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.92 million
in 1999
All-time low
5.47 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Post-demographic Dividend stood at 5.47 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 5.92 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.47 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.92 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.92 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.86 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.80 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.72 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.67 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.69 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.64 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.66 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.68 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.85 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.88 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.79 million | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.85 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.80 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.68 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.68 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.59 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.48 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.47 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.92 million | 5.92 million | 5.92 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.73 million | 5.64 million | 5.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 million | 5.68 million | 5.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 million | 5.47 million | 5.71 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.3729 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 5.47 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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