School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Low income
Low income: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 16.54 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.54 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
16.54 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.90 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Low income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 16.54 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Low income peaked at 16.54 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.90 million number, in 1970.
That places Low income 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.90 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.97 million number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 5.05 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.15 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5.28 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.46 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 5.62 million number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.75 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 5.89 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 6.03 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 6.15 million number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 6.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6.38 million number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.50 million number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 6.63 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.76 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 6.89 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 7.01 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 7.16 million number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.36 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 7.60 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 7.84 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 8.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 8.33 million number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 8.60 million number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 8.87 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 9.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.56 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 9.80 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 10.61 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 10.90 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.55 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 11.89 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.23 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.59 million number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.97 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.35 million number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.72 million number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 14.05 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 14.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.72 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.07 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.43 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.79 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.54 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.41 million number | 4.90 million number | 6.03 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.71 million number | 6.15 million number | 7.36 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.71 million number | 7.60 million number | 9.80 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.44 million number | 10.08 million number | 12.97 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.92 million number | 13.35 million number | 16.54 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Low income?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Low income was 16.54 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.54 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.90 million number in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.