School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 65.54 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
65.54 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
65.54 million number
in 2019
All-time low
20.71 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 65.54 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 65.54 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.71 million number, in 1970.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.71 million number | — |
| 1971 | 21.18 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 21.79 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 22.40 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 22.91 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 23.48 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 24.37 million number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 25.41 million number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 26.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 26.87 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 27.56 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 28.52 million number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 29.62 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 30.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 30.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 31.67 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 32.43 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 33.39 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 34.33 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 35.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 35.95 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 36.79 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 37.82 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 38.80 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 40.31 million number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 41.13 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 41.99 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 42.36 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 46.49 million number | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 40.09 million number | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 41.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 42.15 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 43.51 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 44.88 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 46.19 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 47.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 48.74 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 48.55 million number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 51.49 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 52.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 54.30 million number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 55.87 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 57.38 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 58.81 million number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 60.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 62.37 million number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 63.08 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.37 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 65.54 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.52 million number | 20.71 million number | 26.87 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.37 million number | 27.56 million number | 35.19 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.17 million number | 35.95 million number | 46.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.40 million number | 41.06 million number | 51.49 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.47 million number | 52.89 million number | 65.54 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 17 Kenya 4.20 million number compare
- 18 Türkiye 4.12 million number compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.44 million number compare
- 20 Mozambique 2.88 million number compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 2.69 million number compare
- 22 Niger 2.41 million number compare
- 23 Yemen 2.41 million number compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 434.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 65.54 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.54 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.71 million number in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.