Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 59.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.71 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
17th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.82 million
in 2019
All-time low
38.70 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 59.71 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 60.82 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.70 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.70 million | — |
| 1971 | 39.01 million | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 39.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 39.58 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 39.91 million | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 40.29 million | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 40.66 million | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 41.08 million | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 41.64 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 42.11 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 42.60 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 43.04 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 43.46 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 43.98 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 44.50 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 45.12 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 45.75 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 46.37 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 46.98 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 47.58 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 48.13 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 48.62 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.03 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 49.40 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 49.69 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 50.12 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 50.62 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 51.03 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 51.39 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 51.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 51.79 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.93 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 53.26 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 53.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.85 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.73 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 56.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 56.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.26 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 57.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 60.82 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.56 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.71 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.23 million | 38.70 million | 42.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.94 million | 42.60 million | 47.58 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.96 million | 48.13 million | 51.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.18 million | 51.79 million | 56.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.87 million | 56.73 million | 60.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 million | 59.71 million | 60.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 59.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.82 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.70 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release