School age population, one year before than official … male than in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 21.50 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
21.50 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
26.68 million number
in 1996
All-time low
20.29 million number
in 2008
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Upper middle income stood at 21.50 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Upper middle income peaked at 26.68 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.29 million number, in 2008.
That places Upper middle income 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official … male than in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.81 million number | — |
| 1971 | 21.46 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 22.10 million number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 22.73 million number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 23.30 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 23.77 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 24.10 million number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 24.32 million number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 24.36 million number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 24.25 million number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.03 million number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 23.76 million number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 23.46 million number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 23.00 million number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 22.50 million number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 22.04 million number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 21.79 million number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 21.83 million number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 22.11 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 22.56 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 23.10 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 23.61 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 24.25 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 25.07 million number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 25.89 million number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 26.51 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 26.68 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 26.32 million number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 25.26 million number | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 23.63 million number | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 22.45 million number | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 21.39 million number | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 20.87 million number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 20.59 million number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 20.70 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.80 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.66 million number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.53 million number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 20.29 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.30 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.38 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 20.34 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.45 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.54 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 20.72 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.87 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.97 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.07 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.22 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.50 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.12 million number | 20.81 million number | 24.36 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.71 million number | 21.79 million number | 24.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.03 million number | 23.10 million number | 26.68 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.86 million number | 20.29 million number | 22.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.81 million number | 20.34 million number | 21.50 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 United States 2.04 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 1.55 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 1.50 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.48 million number compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.43 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.33 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
More reference data data for Upper middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,308 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 300.54 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 300.23 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 7.5 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 41.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 19.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Upper middle income?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Upper middle income was 21.50 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.68 million number in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.29 million number in 2008.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/