Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 21.38 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Upper 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, male in Upper middle income is 21.38 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Upper middle income peaked at 26.70 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 20.02 million number, in 1970.
That places Upper middle income 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.02 million number | — |
| 1971 | 20.75 million number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 21.39 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 22.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 22.66 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 23.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 23.66 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 24.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 24.22 million number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 24.24 million number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 24.12 million number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 23.91 million number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 23.75 million number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 23.36 million number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 22.86 million number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 22.36 million number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 21.95 million number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 21.78 million number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 21.87 million number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 22.18 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 22.61 million number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 23.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 23.56 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 24.32 million number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 25.20 million number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 25.99 million number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 26.51 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 26.70 million number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.03 million number | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 24.72 million number | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 23.52 million number | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 22.24 million number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 21.45 million number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 21.01 million number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 20.82 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.87 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 20.79 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.74 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.46 million number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.37 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.40 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.27 million number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 20.36 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.38 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 20.53 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 20.73 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.83 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.94 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 21.12 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.38 million number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.62 million number | 20.02 million number | 24.24 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.81 million number | 21.78 million number | 24.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.87 million number | 22.61 million number | 26.70 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.23 million number | 20.37 million number | 23.52 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.69 million number | 20.27 million number | 21.38 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 United States of America 2.07 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 1.50 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.49 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.39 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.28 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Upper middle income?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Upper middle income was 21.38 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.70 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.02 million number in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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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About this data
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.