School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 31.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.70 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.84 million
in 2023
All-time low
12.48 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 31.70 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 31.84 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.48 million, in 1970.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.48 million | — |
| 1971 | 12.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 12.98 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 13.27 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 13.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 13.86 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 14.19 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 14.56 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 14.89 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 15.24 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 15.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 15.87 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 16.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 16.56 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 16.98 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 17.47 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 17.91 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 18.32 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 18.73 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 19.13 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 19.49 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 19.82 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 20.07 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 20.38 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 20.77 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 21.20 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 21.55 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.82 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 22.15 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 22.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 23.07 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 23.71 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.09 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 24.47 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 24.91 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.65 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.05 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 26.45 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.60 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 28.81 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 29.61 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 30.60 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 31.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 31.70 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.78 million | 12.48 million | 15.24 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.27 million | 15.55 million | 19.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.97 million | 19.49 million | 22.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.34 million | 22.76 million | 26.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.85 million | 26.45 million | 30.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.54 million | 31.14 million | 31.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 31.70 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 31.84 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.48 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release