School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 28.75 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.75 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
28.75 million number
in 2019
All-time low
15.42 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lower middle income is 28.75 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lower middle income peaked at 28.75 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.42 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 age in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 15.42 million number
1971 15.67 million number +1.6%
1972 16.01 million number +2.2%
1973 16.33 million number +2.0%
1974 16.62 million number +1.8%
1975 16.88 million number +1.6%
1976 17.15 million number +1.6%
1977 17.57 million number +2.4%
1978 18.01 million number +2.5%
1979 18.43 million number +2.4%
1980 18.83 million number +2.1%
1981 19.19 million number +1.9%
1982 19.61 million number +2.2%
1983 20.07 million number +2.4%
1984 20.51 million number +2.2%
1985 20.93 million number +2.0%
1986 21.33 million number +1.9%
1987 21.88 million number +2.6%
1988 22.43 million number +2.5%
1989 22.95 million number +2.3%
1990 23.39 million number +1.9%
1991 23.73 million number +1.4%
1992 24.12 million number +1.7%
1993 24.45 million number +1.3%
1994 24.70 million number +1.0%
1995 24.90 million number +0.8%
1996 25.05 million number +0.6%
1997 25.25 million number +0.8%
1998 25.41 million number +0.6%
1999 25.53 million number +0.5%
2000 25.61 million number +0.3%
2001 25.70 million number +0.3%
2002 25.88 million number +0.7%
2003 26.05 million number +0.7%
2004 26.21 million number +0.6%
2005 26.34 million number +0.5%
2006 26.45 million number +0.4%
2007 26.66 million number +0.8%
2008 26.86 million number +0.8%
2009 27.06 million number +0.7%
2010 27.24 million number +0.7%
2011 27.41 million number +0.6%
2012 27.68 million number +1.0%
2013 27.95 million number +1.0%
2014 28.22 million number +0.9%
2015 28.43 million number +0.7%
2016 28.54 million number +0.4%
2017 28.67 million number +0.5%
2018 28.73 million number +0.2%
2019 28.75 million number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.81 million number 15.42 million number 18.43 million number 10
1980s 20.77 million number 18.83 million number 22.95 million number 10
1990s 24.65 million number 23.39 million number 25.53 million number 10
2000s 26.28 million number 25.61 million number 27.06 million number 10
2010s 28.16 million number 27.24 million number 28.75 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 3 Nigeria 3.03 million number compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 2.55 million number compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 2.38 million number compare
  4. 6 United States 1.96 million number compare
  5. 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
  6. 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
  7. 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lower middle income?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lower middle income was 28.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 28.75 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 15.42 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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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/