How does Middle income rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?

Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Middle income?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Middle income

Name: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Middle income
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Middle income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 51.98 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

51.98 million number

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

4th

of 45 groups

All-time high

53.40 million number

in 1997

All-time low

35.74 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Middle income, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Middle income stood at 51.98 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Middle income peaked at 53.40 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35.74 million number, in 1970.

That places Middle income 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	35.74 million number	—
1971	36.76 million number	+2.9%
1972	37.76 million number	+2.7%
1973	38.73 million number	+2.6%
1974	39.65 million number	+2.4%
1975	40.46 million number	+2.1%
1976	41.19 million number	+1.8%
1977	41.96 million number	+1.9%
1978	42.56 million number	+1.4%
1979	43.00 million number	+1.0%
1980	43.30 million number	+0.7%
1981	43.50 million number	+0.5%
1982	43.78 million number	+0.6%
1983	43.88 million number	+0.2%
1984	43.86 million number	-0.0%
1985	43.81 million number	-0.1%
1986	43.86 million number	+0.1%
1987	44.26 million number	+0.9%
1988	44.96 million number	+1.6%
1989	45.87 million number	+2.0%
1990	46.84 million number	+2.1%
1991	47.80 million number	+2.0%
1992	48.75 million number	+2.0%
1993	49.92 million number	+2.4%
1994	51.13 million number	+2.4%
1995	52.18 million number	+2.1%
1996	52.93 million number	+1.4%
1997	53.40 million number	+0.9%
1998	52.96 million number	-0.8%
1999	51.84 million number	-2.1%
2000	50.78 million number	-2.0%
2001	49.64 million number	-2.3%
2002	49.06 million number	-1.2%
2003	48.81 million number	-0.5%
2004	48.80 million number	-0.0%
2005	49.00 million number	+0.4%
2006	49.06 million number	+0.1%
2007	49.22 million number	+0.3%
2008	49.15 million number	-0.1%
2009	49.28 million number	+0.3%
2010	49.51 million number	+0.5%
2011	49.55 million number	+0.1%
2012	49.87 million number	+0.6%
2013	50.12 million number	+0.5%
2014	50.49 million number	+0.7%
2015	50.89 million number	+0.8%
2016	51.13 million number	+0.5%
2017	51.41 million number	+0.5%
2018	51.68 million number	+0.5%
2019	51.98 million number	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	39.78 million number	35.74 million number	43.00 million number	10
1980s	44.11 million number	43.30 million number	45.87 million number	10
1990s	50.78 million number	46.84 million number	53.40 million number	10
2000s	49.28 million number	48.80 million number	50.78 million number	10
2010s	50.66 million number	49.51 million number	51.98 million number	10

Countries ranked near Middle income

1 India 12.38 million number compare
2 China 9.30 million number compare
3 Nigeria 3.08 million number compare
4 Pakistan 2.70 million number compare
5 Indonesia 2.46 million number compare
6 United States of America 2.07 million number compare
7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for Middle income

Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)

All data for Middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Middle income?: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Middle income was 51.98 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Middle income?: The highest recorded value was 53.40 million number in 1997.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 35.74 million number in 1970.
How does Middle income rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?: Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Middle income?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male 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.