School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 316.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
316.71 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
327.10 million number
in 1997
All-time low
230.78 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total stood at 316.71 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 327.10 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 230.78 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 230.78 million number | — |
| 1971 | 235.64 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 241.71 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 247.39 million number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 252.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 255.12 million number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 257.36 million number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 258.99 million number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 259.12 million number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 258.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 257.55 million number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 256.81 million number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 255.78 million number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 253.80 million number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 252.67 million number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 253.83 million number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 256.56 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 262.33 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 269.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 276.97 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 283.47 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 289.75 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 297.84 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 305.74 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 312.34 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 311.58 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 309.47 million number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 327.10 million number | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 301.95 million number | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 286.44 million number | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 286.08 million number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 284.45 million number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 286.15 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 287.89 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 291.47 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 290.81 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 290.29 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 289.68 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 291.29 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 292.82 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 295.99 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 297.24 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 300.46 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 303.37 million number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 305.85 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 309.70 million number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 311.94 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 312.95 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 315.31 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 316.71 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 249.67 million number | 230.78 million number | 259.12 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 259.57 million number | 252.67 million number | 276.97 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 302.57 million number | 283.47 million number | 327.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 289.09 million number | 284.45 million number | 292.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.95 million number | 295.99 million number | 316.71 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 316.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 327.10 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 230.78 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.