School age population, primary education, both sexes in IBRD only
IBRD only: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 414.30 million number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in IBRD only, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 414.30 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in IBRD only peaked at 432.79 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 291.68 million number, in 1970.
IBRD only ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 328.47 million number | 291.68 million number | 361.93 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 370.00 million number | 365.98 million number | 372.31 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 407.09 million number | 375.60 million number | 432.79 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 408.50 million number | 396.97 million number | 424.95 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 406.96 million number | 400.94 million number | 414.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 2 China, People's Republic of 102.98 million number compare
- 3 Nigeria 33.60 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 27.96 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 25.11 million number compare
- 6 United States 24.65 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 17.10 million number compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.17 million number compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in IBRD only?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in IBRD only was 414.30 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 432.79 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 291.68 million number in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- IBRD only ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.