School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 57.86 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Low & middle income is 57.86 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Low & middle income peaked at 57.86 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.32 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 39.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 40.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 41.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 42.38 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 43.21 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 43.88 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 44.57 million number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 45.06 million number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 45.37 million number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 45.54 million number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 45.66 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.86 million number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 45.96 million number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 46.02 million number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.10 million number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.37 million number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 47.08 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 48.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 49.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 50.18 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 51.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 53.42 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 54.54 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 55.39 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 55.77 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 55.71 million number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 54.94 million number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 53.58 million number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 52.62 million number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.79 million number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 51.58 million number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.70 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.25 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.49 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 52.68 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.87 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.01 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.31 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.77 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.06 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 54.53 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.06 million number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.64 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 56.16 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.48 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 57.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.86 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.38 million number | 38.32 million number | 45.37 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.57 million number | 45.54 million number | 49.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.69 million number | 50.18 million number | 55.77 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.43 million number | 51.58 million number | 53.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.80 million number | 53.77 million number | 57.86 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9888 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Low & middle income?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Low & middle income was 57.86 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 57.86 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.32 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/