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

The highest recorded value was 59.90 million in 2024.

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

The lowest recorded value was 12.81 million in 1970.

How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Name: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
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ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 59.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

59.90 million

Change on year

up 0.7%

Rank

69th

of 221 groups

All-time high

59.90 million

in 2024

All-time low

12.81 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 59.90 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 59.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.81 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	12.81 million	—
1971	13.05 million	+1.9%
1972	13.31 million	+2.0%
1973	13.75 million	+3.3%
1974	14.12 million	+2.7%
1975	14.54 million	+2.9%
1976	14.92 million	+2.6%
1977	15.33 million	+2.7%
1978	15.75 million	+2.8%
1979	16.21 million	+2.9%
1980	16.62 million	+2.5%
1981	16.93 million	+1.9%
1982	16.94 million	+0.1%
1983	17.32 million	+2.2%
1984	17.67 million	+2.0%
1985	17.88 million	+1.2%
1986	18.16 million	+1.6%
1987	18.46 million	+1.7%
1988	18.81 million	+1.9%
1989	19.23 million	+2.2%
1990	19.74 million	+2.6%
1991	20.21 million	+2.4%
1992	20.79 million	+2.9%
1993	21.47 million	+3.3%
1994	22.08 million	+2.9%
1995	22.72 million	+2.9%
1996	23.28 million	+2.5%
1997	23.83 million	+2.4%
1998	27.46 million	+15.2%
1999	28.85 million	+5.1%
2000	29.80 million	+3.3%
2001	30.78 million	+3.3%
2002	31.89 million	+3.6%
2003	33.93 million	+6.4%
2004	35.07 million	+3.4%
2005	36.18 million	+3.2%
2006	37.40 million	+3.4%
2007	38.63 million	+3.3%
2008	39.79 million	+3.0%
2009	40.99 million	+3.0%
2010	42.10 million	+2.7%
2011	43.16 million	+2.5%
2012	44.38 million	+2.8%
2013	45.82 million	+3.3%
2014	45.79 million	-0.1%
2015	47.01 million	+2.7%
2016	48.24 million	+2.6%
2017	49.28 million	+2.2%
2018	50.61 million	+2.7%
2019	52.04 million	+2.8%
2020	54.58 million	+4.9%
2021	56.07 million	+2.7%
2022	57.37 million	+2.3%
2023	59.50 million	+3.7%
2024	59.90 million	+0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	14.38 million	12.81 million	16.21 million	10
1980s	17.80 million	16.62 million	19.23 million	10
1990s	23.04 million	19.74 million	28.85 million	10
2000s	35.45 million	29.80 million	40.99 million	10
2010s	46.84 million	42.10 million	52.04 million	10
2020s	57.49 million	54.58 million	59.90 million	5

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

66 Australia 1.34 million compare
67 Burundi 1.19 million compare
68 Tajikistan 1.16 million compare
69 Guatemala 1.15 million compare
70 Zambia 1.05 million compare
71 Cambodia 994,787 compare
72 Ecuador 977,619 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

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

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62.02 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11.44 million (2024)

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

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 59.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: The highest recorded value was 59.90 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: The lowest recorded value was 12.81 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?: ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Indicator: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release