School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle income
Middle income: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 96.96 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
96.96 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
102.28 million number
in 2000
All-time low
61.01 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle income is 96.96 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle income peaked at 102.28 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.01 million number, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.01 million number | — |
| 1971 | 62.47 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 64.49 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 66.41 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 68.22 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 69.97 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 71.75 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 73.68 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 75.62 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 77.66 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 79.51 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 80.81 million number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 81.64 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 82.50 million number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 83.38 million number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 84.00 million number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 84.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.89 million number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 83.88 million number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.94 million number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 84.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 85.47 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 87.00 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 88.58 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 90.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 91.60 million number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 93.74 million number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 96.38 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 98.82 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 100.81 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 102.28 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 101.40 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 99.22 million number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 97.55 million number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 96.12 million number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 94.65 million number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 94.06 million number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.02 million number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.74 million number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.58 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.70 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.53 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.80 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.03 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.67 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.96 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.13 million number | 61.01 million number | 77.66 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.76 million number | 79.51 million number | 84.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.68 million number | 84.38 million number | 100.81 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.66 million number | 93.58 million number | 102.28 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.73 million number | 93.53 million number | 96.96 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle income?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle income was 96.96 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 102.28 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.01 million number in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.