Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 118.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Low & middle income is 118.76 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Low & middle income peaked at 118.76 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.58 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.58 million number | — |
| 1971 | 77.69 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 79.82 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 81.95 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 83.98 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 85.78 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 87.38 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 89.08 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 90.37 million number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 91.31 million number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 91.94 million number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 92.37 million number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 93.03 million number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 93.34 million number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 93.44 million number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 93.48 million number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 93.72 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 94.70 million number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 96.28 million number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 98.27 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 100.39 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 102.46 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 104.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 107.08 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 109.65 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 111.87 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 113.47 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 114.58 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 113.92 million number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 111.81 million number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 110.01 million number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 107.99 million number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 107.06 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 106.94 million number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 107.20 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 107.98 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 108.39 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 109.00 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 109.31 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 109.85 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 110.62 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 111.04 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 112.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 112.94 million number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 114.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 115.07 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 115.92 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 116.86 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 117.76 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 118.76 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.29 million number | 75.58 million number | 91.31 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.06 million number | 91.94 million number | 98.27 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.98 million number | 100.39 million number | 114.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.37 million number | 106.94 million number | 110.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.50 million number | 110.62 million number | 118.76 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Low & middle income?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Low & middle income was 118.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 118.76 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.58 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.