School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 652.77 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
652.77 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
652.77 million number
in 2019
All-time low
368.67 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 652.77 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 652.77 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 368.67 million number, in 1970.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 368.67 million number | — |
| 1971 | 379.18 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 389.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 399.74 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 410.41 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 420.48 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 430.50 million number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 440.80 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 450.54 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 457.79 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 464.20 million number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 468.69 million number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 473.64 million number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 478.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 481.30 million number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 483.30 million number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 484.47 million number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 487.72 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 492.02 million number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 498.26 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 505.04 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 514.88 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 524.64 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 535.45 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 547.25 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 559.78 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 572.58 million number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 585.28 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 591.26 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 591.79 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 589.50 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 581.15 million number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 575.02 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 570.82 million number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 588.63 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 590.68 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 593.05 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 596.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 598.21 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 600.21 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 603.37 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 605.77 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 609.39 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 617.03 million number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 623.37 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 629.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 634.72 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 640.79 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 646.70 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 652.77 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 414.72 million number | 368.67 million number | 457.79 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 481.16 million number | 464.20 million number | 498.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 552.80 million number | 505.04 million number | 591.79 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 588.36 million number | 570.82 million number | 600.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 626.31 million number | 603.37 million number | 652.77 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.10 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 652.77 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 652.77 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 368.67 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.