United States vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry

United States
3.82 million
in 2025
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
120.04 million
in 2024
United States rank
6th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
8th

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • United States
  • WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019972025

How they compare

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 120.04 million against 3.82 million in United States, a difference of 116.22 million.

That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 31.4 times United States's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 6th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 222 countries.

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.52 million 94.95 million 91.43 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 3.42 million 97.82 million 94.41 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 3.89 million 108.52 million 104.63 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 3.93 million 108.37 million 104.44 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 4.05 million 117.88 million 113.83 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 3.99 million 122.40 million 118.41 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, United States or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 120.04 million against 3.82 million in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between United States and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
116.22 million, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do United States and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
United States ranks 6th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

United States vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-one-year-before-the-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/united-states/wb-low-and-middle-income-july-2025/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-one-year-before-the-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/united-states/wb-low-and-middle-income-july-2025/">United States vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release