Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.08 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 1.08 billion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 1.08 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 608.60 million, in 1997.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 608.60 million | — |
| 1998 | 608.61 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 611.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 616.94 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 621.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 660.27 million | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 659.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 681.89 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 692.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 688.22 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 689.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 697.14 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 893.86 million | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 902.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 909.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 929.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 963.43 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 971.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 994.71 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 billion | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 billion | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 billion | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 billion | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.05 billion | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 billion | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 billion | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.08 billion | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.08 billion | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 609.54 million | 608.60 million | 611.40 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 690.16 million | 616.94 million | 893.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 976.64 million | 902.08 million | 1.04 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 billion | 1.05 billion | 1.08 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 1.08 billion in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 608.60 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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