School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in World
World: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 351.99 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in World stood at 351.99 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in World peaked at 362.25 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 270.55 million number, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287.96 million number | 270.55 million number | 296.61 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 294.53 million number | 287.12 million number | 311.83 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 337.59 million number | 318.36 million number | 362.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 322.96 million number | 318.78 million number | 326.67 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 342.51 million number | 330.92 million number | 351.99 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 India 69.89 million number compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 52.25 million number compare
- 3 United States of America 12.02 million number compare
- 4 Pakistan 10.57 million number compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in World?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in World was 351.99 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 362.25 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 270.55 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.