IDA only - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in IDA only was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in IDA only was 170,113,400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 170,113,400 in 2019 and a minimum value of 28,861,680 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 28,861,680
1971 29,330,660
1972 31,512,430
1973 33,982,350
1974 35,170,560
1975 37,266,530
1976 39,541,080
1977 41,157,280
1978 43,088,100
1979 45,001,840
1980 47,038,440
1981 49,186,620
1982 50,360,840
1983 52,004,740
1984 53,074,830
1985 53,404,860
1986 54,531,610
1987 55,563,320
1988 58,772,380
1989 60,050,200
1990 60,767,340
1991 64,126,230
1992 65,880,200
1993 67,915,990
1994 70,592,250
1995 73,777,780
1996 76,005,860
1997 80,933,280
1998 83,618,780
1999 85,080,030
2000 89,067,300
2001 93,140,100
2002 100,300,000
2003 105,139,500
2004 110,298,800
2005 115,328,800
2006 120,682,900
2007 125,269,800
2008 131,259,900
2009 134,710,500
2010 138,213,700
2011 142,827,200
2012 146,631,800
2013 148,578,800
2014 152,351,500
2015 153,938,000
2016 157,495,600
2017 161,428,000
2018 166,074,800
2019 170,113,400

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in IDA only was 48.37 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 48.39 in 2016, while its lowest value was 38.60 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 38.60
1971 38.60
1972 39.26
1973 39.13
1974 39.03
1975 39.24
1976 39.46
1977 40.32
1978 40.74
1979 40.91
1980 41.25
1981 41.96
1982 42.60
1983 42.04
1984 42.72
1985 42.55
1986 42.73
1987 43.04
1988 43.49
1989 43.68
1990 43.92
1991 44.24
1992 44.41
1993 44.53
1994 44.68
1995 44.47
1996 44.48
1997 44.66
1998 44.82
1999 45.33
2000 45.57
2001 45.77
2002 45.87
2003 46.14
2004 46.11
2005 46.72
2006 47.07
2007 47.23
2008 47.40
2009 47.62
2010 47.84
2011 47.95
2012 48.03
2013 48.10
2014 48.14
2015 48.33
2016 48.39
2017 48.39
2018 48.37

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in IDA only was 4,848,110 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,848,110 in 2019 and a minimum value of 732,333 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 732,333
1971 755,435
1972 797,288
1973 838,933
1974 854,119
1975 898,860
1976 953,285
1977 1,002,636
1978 1,076,465
1979 1,131,724
1980 1,137,199
1981 1,168,563
1982 1,208,745
1983 1,277,437
1984 1,350,956
1985 1,384,547
1986 1,445,673
1987 1,464,230
1988 1,499,350
1989 1,521,271
1990 1,542,814
1991 1,614,564
1992 1,670,511
1993 1,718,900
1994 1,752,991
1995 1,827,324
1996 1,897,694
1997 1,969,707
1998 2,041,676
1999 2,114,573
2000 2,142,760
2001 2,227,258
2002 2,336,757
2003 2,419,761
2004 2,564,489
2005 2,681,138
2006 2,835,842
2007 2,972,483
2008 3,130,520
2009 3,239,095
2010 3,412,045
2011 3,581,479
2012 3,774,576
2013 3,886,682
2014 4,073,202
2015 4,218,024
2016 4,424,393
2017 4,589,191
2018 4,738,010
2019 4,848,110

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in IDA only was 46.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 47.18 in 2017, while its lowest value was 26.22 in 1972.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 26.58
1971 26.52
1972 26.22
1973 26.37
1974 27.20
1975 27.33
1976 27.64
1977 28.50
1978 29.29
1979 30.12
1980 31.49
1981 31.99
1982 32.45
1983 32.85
1984 32.90
1985 33.38
1986 33.85
1987 34.33
1988 36.06
1989 36.26
1990 36.74
1991 36.62
1992 37.10
1993 37.48
1994 38.27
1995 38.19
1996 38.68
1997 38.48
1998 38.48
1999 38.86
2000 39.92
2001 40.19
2002 40.64
2003 40.47
2004 41.12
2005 41.43
2006 42.09
2007 42.49
2008 43.13
2009 43.27
2010 44.17
2011 45.13
2012 45.13
2013 45.43
2014 46.02
2015 46.71
2016 47.05
2017 47.18
2018 46.78
2019 46.85

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes