Low & middle income vs United States: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Low & middle income
113.49 million number
in 2019
United States
4.16 million number
in 2018
Low & middle income rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Low & middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 113.49 million number against 4.16 million number in United States, a difference of 109.33 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 27.3 times United States's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States Difference Ahead
1970s 74.54 million number 4.07 million number 70.47 million number Low & middle income
1980s 89.47 million number 3.49 million number 85.98 million number Low & middle income
1990s 100.39 million number 3.70 million number 96.69 million number Low & middle income
2000s 108.10 million number 4.17 million number 103.92 million number Low & middle income
2010s 109.22 million number 4.12 million number 105.10 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Low & middle income or United States?
Low & middle income, at 113.49 million number against 4.16 million number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Low & middle income and United States?
109.33 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Low & middle income and United States rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.