Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 952.07 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
952.07 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
952.07 million
in 2024
All-time low
555.48 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 952.07 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 952.07 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 555.48 million, in 1997.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 555.48 million | — |
| 1998 | 555.51 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 556.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 560.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 563.73 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 598.95 million | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 595.78 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 615.08 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 618.72 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 611.40 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 610.30 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 608.14 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 802.58 million | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 806.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 811.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 828.75 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 859.58 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 864.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 885.55 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 895.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 901.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 913.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 923.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 931.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 940.30 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 946.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 951.63 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 952.07 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 555.86 million | 555.48 million | 556.59 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 618.50 million | 560.38 million | 802.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 869.03 million | 806.13 million | 923.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 944.48 million | 931.83 million | 952.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 7 Brazil 40.92 million compare
- 8 Mexico 30.64 million compare
- 9 Philippines 29.94 million compare
- 10 Egypt 29.89 million compare
- 11 Ethiopia 25.28 million compare
- 12 Russian Federation 20.04 million compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.24 million compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 952.07 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 952.07 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 555.48 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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