School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 41.66 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 41.66 million.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 48.76 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 31.23 million, in 1973.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.05 million | — |
| 1971 | 31.91 million | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 31.82 million | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 31.23 million | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 40.43 million | +29.5% |
| 1975 | 46.33 million | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 43.79 million | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 44.14 million | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 43.76 million | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 42.63 million | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 46.59 million | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 46.30 million | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.18 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 45.94 million | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 45.31 million | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 44.78 million | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 43.29 million | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 41.32 million | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 40.67 million | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 39.43 million | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 39.69 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 40.84 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 41.65 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 42.79 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 44.85 million | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 42.63 million | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 43.99 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 45.07 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 46.95 million | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 48.30 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 47.27 million | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 48.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 48.76 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 43.43 million | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 41.83 million | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 40.85 million | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 40.14 million | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.52 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 38.76 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.13 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.68 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 37.28 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.87 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 36.86 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 36.71 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 38.16 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 38.65 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 39.38 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.83 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 39.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.05 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 41.66 million | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +29.5% | 31.23 million | 40.43 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.11 million | 31.23 million | 46.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.08 million | 39.43 million | 47.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.68 million | 39.69 million | 48.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.67 million | 38.13 million | 48.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.45 million | 36.71 million | 38.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.15 million | 39.38 million | 41.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 41.66 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.76 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.23 million in 1973.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release