School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 57.42 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
57.42 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
57.42 million number
in 2019
All-time low
27.06 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 57.42 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 57.42 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.06 million number, in 1970.
That places Lower middle income 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.06 million number | — |
| 1971 | 27.70 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 28.35 million number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 29.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 29.70 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 30.30 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 30.82 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 31.37 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 31.98 million number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 32.66 million number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 33.37 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 34.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 34.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 35.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 36.50 million number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 37.33 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 38.10 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 38.95 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 39.85 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 40.80 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 41.87 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 42.95 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 44.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 45.15 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 46.20 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 47.11 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 47.82 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 48.40 million number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 49.25 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.87 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 50.36 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 50.71 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.05 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.41 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.76 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.63 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 52.93 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.54 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.88 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.25 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.64 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 55.06 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.53 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.99 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.53 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.04 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 57.42 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.90 million number | 27.06 million number | 32.66 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.94 million number | 33.37 million number | 40.80 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.27 million number | 41.87 million number | 49.87 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.85 million number | 50.36 million number | 53.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.39 million number | 53.54 million number | 57.42 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 4 Pakistan 4.84 million number compare
- 5 Indonesia 4.56 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 4.16 million number compare
- 7 Brazil 3.33 million number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 2.98 million number compare
- 9 Ethiopia 2.73 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.31 million number compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary 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, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income was 57.42 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 57.42 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 million number in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.