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

Latest (2024)
46.22 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
46.38 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.98 million
in 2001
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1997201020241997: 3.1M1998: 3.1M1999: 3.0M2000: 3.0M2001: 3.0M2002: 42.2M2003: 42.3M2004: 42.4M2005: 42.8M2006: 42.8M2007: 42.9M2008: 42.9M2009: 42.9M2010: 42.9M2011: 42.9M2012: 42.9M2013: 43.3M2014: 43.7M2015: 43.9M2016: 44.1M2017: 44.5M2018: 44.9M2019: 45.4M2020: 45.9M2021: 46.2M2022: 46.4M2023: 46.4M2024: 46.2M

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

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +1313.8% 2.98 million 42.18 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 157 Montenegro 71,067 compare
  2. 158 Suriname 65,845 compare
  3. 159 Macau, China 64,400 compare
  4. 160 Belize 61,140 compare
  5. 161 Bahamas 61,030 compare
  6. 162 Brunei Darussalam 58,842 compare
  7. 163 Malta 51,702 compare

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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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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release