IDA total - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in IDA total 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 total was 242,743,400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 242,743,400 in 2019 and a minimum value of 41,499,900 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 41,499,900
1971 42,608,730
1972 45,705,630
1973 49,006,620
1974 51,615,590
1975 54,214,370
1976 56,887,340
1977 60,191,340
1978 63,567,800
1979 68,154,260
1980 71,899,820
1981 76,203,350
1982 79,896,510
1983 82,969,090
1984 84,804,890
1985 85,461,060
1986 85,743,620
1987 87,529,210
1988 90,977,610
1989 92,804,880
1990 94,778,900
1991 99,103,620
1992 102,402,800
1993 106,364,900
1994 109,999,400
1995 113,421,000
1996 115,119,100
1997 122,215,300
1998 126,945,000
1999 130,107,000
2000 136,366,500
2001 141,211,800
2002 149,058,200
2003 156,118,300
2004 163,494,100
2005 170,419,400
2006 175,912,100
2007 181,083,600
2008 186,006,400
2009 191,284,700
2010 196,339,000
2011 202,906,600
2012 208,724,400
2013 212,307,200
2014 217,277,100
2015 218,913,300
2016 225,141,200
2017 230,626,200
2018 237,769,900
2019 242,743,400

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in IDA total was 47.88 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 47.99 in 2015, while its lowest value was 38.13 in 1970.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 38.13
1971 38.27
1972 38.89
1973 38.99
1974 39.03
1975 39.26
1976 39.49
1977 40.26
1978 41.08
1979 41.29
1980 41.68
1981 42.26
1982 42.69
1983 42.21
1984 42.66
1985 42.72
1986 42.88
1987 43.03
1988 43.08
1989 43.52
1990 43.43
1991 43.75
1992 43.96
1993 44.02
1994 44.19
1995 44.12
1996 44.25
1997 44.38
1998 44.44
1999 44.73
2000 44.98
2001 45.20
2002 45.23
2003 45.59
2004 45.58
2005 46.10
2006 46.49
2007 46.83
2008 47.00
2009 47.20
2010 47.39
2011 47.58
2012 47.82
2013 47.88
2014 47.89
2015 47.99
2016 47.92
2017 47.95
2018 47.88

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in IDA total was 6,913,096 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,913,096 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,093,074 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 1,093,074
1971 1,137,744
1972 1,211,980
1973 1,267,383
1974 1,324,688
1975 1,386,988
1976 1,453,011
1977 1,543,280
1978 1,694,765
1979 1,815,323
1980 1,852,599
1981 1,947,448
1982 2,044,222
1983 2,165,356
1984 2,240,709
1985 2,255,703
1986 2,275,333
1987 2,296,477
1988 2,358,772
1989 2,431,687
1990 2,452,137
1991 2,570,343
1992 2,688,447
1993 2,809,530
1994 2,875,241
1995 2,962,907
1996 3,063,707
1997 3,175,080
1998 3,292,798
1999 3,368,162
2000 3,438,213
2001 3,554,664
2002 3,664,813
2003 3,877,239
2004 4,032,197
2005 4,171,384
2006 4,279,142
2007 4,357,936
2008 4,509,871
2009 4,707,219
2010 4,933,757
2011 5,254,061
2012 5,314,891
2013 5,737,468
2014 5,970,139
2015 6,119,732
2016 6,368,718
2017 6,600,603
2018 6,824,064
2019 6,913,096

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in IDA total was 49.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 49.84 in 2017, while its lowest value was 30.03 in 1971.

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 30.26
1971 30.03
1972 30.14
1973 30.36
1974 31.11
1975 31.08
1976 31.52
1977 32.06
1978 32.51
1979 33.10
1980 34.46
1981 34.84
1982 34.87
1983 35.50
1984 35.91
1985 36.55
1986 36.95
1987 36.89
1988 38.39
1989 39.07
1990 39.19
1991 39.30
1992 40.10
1993 40.53
1994 41.42
1995 41.50
1996 42.18
1997 42.32
1998 42.61
1999 42.88
2000 43.65
2001 43.72
2002 44.06
2003 43.71
2004 44.81
2005 44.99
2006 45.21
2007 45.11
2008 45.65
2009 45.74
2010 46.51
2011 47.52
2012 47.54
2013 48.23
2014 48.58
2015 49.24
2016 49.48
2017 49.84
2018 49.54
2019 49.69

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes