School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 59.49 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 59.49 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lower middle income peaked at 59.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.65 million number, in 1970.
That places Lower middle income 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.65 million number | — |
| 1971 | 32.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 32.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 33.49 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 34.07 million number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 34.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 35.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 36.02 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 36.90 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 37.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 38.61 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 39.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 40.25 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 41.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 42.14 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 43.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 43.90 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 45.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 46.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 47.34 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 48.29 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 49.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 49.85 million number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 50.53 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 51.06 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 51.48 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.84 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 52.29 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 52.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 52.94 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 53.16 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 53.38 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.77 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 54.14 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.48 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.75 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.01 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 55.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 55.87 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.29 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 56.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.98 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.48 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.99 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.46 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.84 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.05 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.32 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.45 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.49 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.47 million number | 31.65 million number | 37.78 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.71 million number | 38.61 million number | 47.34 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.00 million number | 48.29 million number | 52.94 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.63 million number | 53.16 million number | 56.29 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.37 million number | 56.66 million number | 59.49 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
- Total Reserves 1.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lower middle income?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lower middle income was 59.49 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 59.49 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.65 million number in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/