Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 11.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income is 11.30 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income peaked at 11.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.91 million, in 1971.
That places Lower middle income 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.24 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.91 million | -31.3% |
| 1972 | 3.02 million | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 3.13 million | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 3.20 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 3.33 million | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 3.40 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 3.56 million | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.67 million | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.79 million | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 3.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 3.98 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 4.22 million | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 4.41 million | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.57 million | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.65 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 4.71 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.78 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.97 million | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 5.26 million | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 5.23 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.40 million | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 5.57 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 5.81 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 5.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 6.05 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.19 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.38 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 6.46 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 6.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.74 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.87 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.28 million | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.63 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.86 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.32 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.60 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 9.07 million | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 9.20 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.97 million | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 10.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.46 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.41 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.23 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.83 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.12 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.30 million | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -31.3% | 4.24 million | 2.91 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.42 million | 2.91 million | 4.24 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.54 million | 3.89 million | 5.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 million | 5.23 million | 6.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.48 million | 6.74 million | 8.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.87 million | 8.60 million | 10.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 million | 10.74 million | 11.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0915 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lower middle income was 11.30 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.30 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 million in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.