What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?

The highest recorded value was 19.23 million in 2024.

What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?

The lowest recorded value was 4.87 million in 1970.

How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?

Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Name: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 19.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

19.23 million

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

71st

of 221 groups

All-time high

19.23 million

in 2024

All-time low

4.87 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 19.23 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 19.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.87 million, in 1970.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	4.87 million	—
1971	4.98 million	+2.2%
1972	5.14 million	+3.2%
1973	5.29 million	+2.9%
1974	5.41 million	+2.3%
1975	5.56 million	+2.7%
1976	5.72 million	+2.8%
1977	5.91 million	+3.3%
1978	6.02 million	+2.0%
1979	6.18 million	+2.6%
1980	6.33 million	+2.4%
1981	6.42 million	+1.3%
1982	6.54 million	+2.0%
1983	6.60 million	+0.9%
1984	6.72 million	+1.8%
1985	6.85 million	+2.0%
1986	6.96 million	+1.6%
1987	7.10 million	+2.0%
1988	7.28 million	+2.5%
1989	7.47 million	+2.7%
1990	7.68 million	+2.8%
1991	7.90 million	+2.8%
1992	8.10 million	+2.6%
1993	8.31 million	+2.6%
1994	8.54 million	+2.7%
1995	8.77 million	+2.8%
1996	9.00 million	+2.6%
1997	9.25 million	+2.8%
1998	9.56 million	+3.4%
1999	9.90 million	+3.6%
2000	10.25 million	+3.5%
2001	10.55 million	+2.9%
2002	10.85 million	+2.8%
2003	11.21 million	+3.3%
2004	11.60 million	+3.5%
2005	12.00 million	+3.5%
2006	12.36 million	+3.0%
2007	12.74 million	+3.1%
2008	13.07 million	+2.6%
2009	13.39 million	+2.4%
2010	13.73 million	+2.5%
2011	14.11 million	+2.8%
2012	14.53 million	+3.0%
2013	14.96 million	+3.0%
2014	15.29 million	+2.2%
2015	15.70 million	+2.7%
2016	16.08 million	+2.4%
2017	16.53 million	+2.8%
2018	17.02 million	+3.0%
2019	17.47 million	+2.6%
2020	17.91 million	+2.6%
2021	18.29 million	+2.1%
2022	18.65 million	+2.0%
2023	19.11 million	+2.4%
2024	19.23 million	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	5.51 million	4.87 million	6.18 million	10
1980s	6.83 million	6.33 million	7.47 million	10
1990s	8.70 million	7.68 million	9.90 million	10
2000s	11.80 million	10.25 million	13.39 million	10
2010s	15.54 million	13.73 million	17.47 million	10
2020s	18.64 million	17.91 million	19.23 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

68 Guinea 363,930 compare
69 Sri Lanka 342,438 compare
70 Cambodia 337,380 compare
71 Australia 335,957 compare
72 Rwanda 335,664 compare
73 South Sudan 329,594 compare
74 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 328,641 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 19.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: The highest recorded value was 19.23 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: The lowest recorded value was 4.87 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?: ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Indicator: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release