Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 46.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 46.22 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 46.38 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.98 million, in 2001.
That places GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.07 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.07 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.04 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.01 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.98 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 42.18 million | +1313.8% |
| 2003 | 42.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.77 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.92 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.90 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.28 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 43.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 43.85 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 44.54 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 45.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.91 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.22 million | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1313.8% | 2.98 million | 42.18 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.06 million | 3.04 million | 3.07 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.73 million | 2.98 million | 42.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.84 million | 42.87 million | 45.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.21 million | 45.91 million | 46.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 157 Montenegro 71,067 compare
- 158 Suriname 65,845 compare
- 159 Macau, China 64,400 compare
- 160 Belize 61,140 compare
- 161 Bahamas 61,030 compare
- 162 Brunei Darussalam 58,842 compare
- 163 Malta 51,702 compare
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 46.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 46.38 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million in 2001.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release