United States vs Upper middle income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

United States
4.05 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
40.96 million number
in 2019
United States rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • United States
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 40.96 million number against 4.05 million number in United States, a difference of 36.91 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 10.1 times United States's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 3.65 million number 44.39 million number 40.74 million number Upper middle income
1980s 3.37 million number 44.61 million number 41.24 million number Upper middle income
1990s 3.86 million number 48.49 million number 44.63 million number Upper middle income
2000s 3.93 million number 40.89 million number 36.95 million number Upper middle income
2010s 4.07 million number 39.44 million number 35.37 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, United States or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 40.96 million number against 4.05 million number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between United States and Upper middle income?
36.91 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Upper middle income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do United States and Upper middle income rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
United States ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.