School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 238.94 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
238.94 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
238.94 million number
in 2019
All-time low
77.44 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA total is 238.94 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 238.94 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.44 million number, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.44 million number | — |
| 1971 | 79.40 million number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 81.62 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 83.72 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 85.86 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 87.57 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 89.54 million number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 91.51 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 93.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 96.26 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 98.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 101.07 million number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 103.56 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 106.52 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 109.59 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 112.59 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 115.55 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 119.30 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 122.83 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 126.41 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 129.92 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 133.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 137.16 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 140.99 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 144.64 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 147.96 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 151.71 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 155.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 159.01 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 162.04 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 165.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 168.02 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 171.43 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 174.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 178.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 181.68 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 185.24 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 189.10 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 193.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 197.04 million number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 200.99 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 204.82 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 208.82 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 212.94 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 217.93 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 222.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 226.09 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 230.35 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 234.69 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 238.94 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.68 million number | 77.44 million number | 96.26 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.61 million number | 98.62 million number | 126.41 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 146.22 million number | 129.92 million number | 162.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.29 million number | 165.06 million number | 197.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.76 million number | 200.99 million number | 238.94 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 4 Indonesia 27.96 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 25.11 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 24.65 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 17.10 million number compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.17 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.72 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 13.45 million number compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA total?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in IDA total was 238.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 238.94 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.44 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.