IBRD only - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in IBRD 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 5.00 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 5.00
1971 6.00
1972 5.00
1973 5.00
1974 5.00
1975 5.50
1976 5.50
1977 5.50
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 IBRD only was 421,705,200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 448,524,800 in 1998 and a minimum value of 278,613,100 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 278,613,100
1971 287,384,800
1972 297,807,100
1973 317,207,400
1974 329,976,500
1975 343,449,900
1976 353,080,000
1977 359,749,400
1978 359,315,600
1979 364,851,400
1980 372,828,300
1981 378,191,000
1982 381,858,600
1983 384,291,000
1984 388,153,900
1985 391,567,600
1986 399,533,600
1987 396,180,500
1988 399,925,200
1989 404,943,800
1990 407,511,700
1991 409,427,400
1992 412,354,100
1993 418,577,200
1994 425,967,400
1995 435,105,900
1996 441,003,000
1997 443,160,100
1998 448,524,800
1999 447,508,300
2000 444,864,400
2001 436,972,500
2002 425,233,500
2003 423,582,600
2004 437,217,400
2005 434,063,000
2006 431,305,900
2007 434,274,100
2008 433,504,800
2009 429,738,000
2010 427,387,800
2011 425,861,700
2012 428,366,200
2013 431,245,600
2014 424,319,500
2015 426,430,500
2016 437,006,000
2017 437,249,500
2018 419,315,400
2019 421,705,200

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in IBRD only was 48.67 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 48.76 in 2016, while its lowest value was 42.54 in 1974.

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 42.70
1971 42.66
1972 42.62
1973 42.58
1974 42.54
1975 43.83
1976 44.55
1977 44.69
1978 44.57
1979 44.58
1980 44.60
1981 44.52
1982 44.35
1983 44.36
1984 44.45
1985 44.64
1986 45.14
1987 45.36
1988 45.49
1989 45.46
1990 45.66
1991 45.92
1992 46.11
1993 46.31
1994 46.40
1995 46.50
1996 46.54
1997 46.70
1998 46.74
1999 46.78
2000 46.78
2001 46.85
2002 46.89
2003 47.56
2004 47.51
2005 47.42
2006 47.39
2007 47.35
2008 47.55
2009 47.61
2010 47.62
2011 47.59
2012 47.62
2013 48.31
2014 48.32
2015 48.34
2016 48.76
2017 48.67
2018 48.67

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in IBRD only was 20,473,340 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20,473,340 in 2019 and a minimum value of 9,072,657 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 9,072,657
1971 9,310,829
1972 9,894,368
1973 10,319,420
1974 10,708,130
1975 11,105,750
1976 11,474,610
1977 11,650,310
1978 11,683,120
1979 11,891,580
1980 12,345,910
1981 12,715,770
1982 13,107,590
1983 13,444,170
1984 13,699,850
1985 13,880,430
1986 14,300,450
1987 14,306,350
1988 14,611,270
1989 15,110,380
1990 15,258,520
1991 15,388,120
1992 15,511,910
1993 15,742,850
1994 15,943,260
1995 16,258,140
1996 16,389,200
1997 16,450,950
1998 16,595,990
1999 16,594,610
2000 16,792,140
2001 16,820,570
2002 16,638,740
2003 17,172,740
2004 17,624,560
2005 17,727,100
2006 17,788,710
2007 18,078,140
2008 18,128,170
2009 18,322,040
2010 18,547,860
2011 18,690,130
2012 18,904,940
2013 19,608,880
2014 19,636,650
2015 19,863,360
2016 20,238,740
2017 19,919,330
2018 19,867,810
2019 20,473,340

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in IBRD only was 68.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 68.74 in 2019, while its lowest value was 45.85 in 1977.

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 49.22
1971 49.08
1972 48.32
1973 47.90
1974 47.43
1975 46.82
1976 46.94
1977 45.85
1978 48.55
1979 48.65
1980 48.02
1981 48.03
1982 47.84
1983 47.97
1984 48.76
1985 50.23
1986 51.32
1987 51.73
1988 52.47
1989 52.62
1990 53.47
1991 53.74
1992 54.21
1993 54.65
1994 55.10
1995 55.98
1996 56.37
1997 56.30
1998 56.82
1999 56.87
2000 57.13
2001 57.64
2002 58.11
2003 59.70
2004 60.00
2005 60.71
2006 60.72
2007 60.63
2008 61.08
2009 61.58
2010 62.03
2011 62.49
2012 63.05
2013 63.30
2014 64.08
2015 64.79
2016 65.37
2017 66.62
2018 68.17
2019 68.74

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes