School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 16.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.37 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.18 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 16.37 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 16.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.18 million, in 1970.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 9.18 million
1971 9.54 million +3.9%
1972 9.89 million +3.7%
1973 10.25 million +3.6%
1974 10.60 million +3.4%
1975 10.93 million +3.1%
1976 11.24 million +2.9%
1977 11.53 million +2.6%
1978 11.82 million +2.5%
1979 12.10 million +2.4%
1980 12.40 million +2.4%
1981 12.67 million +2.2%
1982 12.92 million +1.9%
1983 13.15 million +1.8%
1984 13.37 million +1.7%
1985 13.58 million +1.5%
1986 13.76 million +1.4%
1987 13.97 million +1.5%
1988 14.14 million +1.2%
1989 14.33 million +1.4%
1990 14.48 million +1.1%
1991 14.69 million +1.4%
1992 14.90 million +1.5%
1993 15.14 million +1.5%
1994 15.35 million +1.4%
1995 15.51 million +1.0%
1996 15.66 million +1.0%
1997 15.79 million +0.8%
1998 15.85 million +0.4%
1999 15.75 million -0.6%
2000 15.57 million -1.2%
2001 15.40 million -1.1%
2002 15.39 million -0.1%
2003 15.45 million +0.4%
2004 15.34 million -0.7%
2005 15.32 million -0.1%
2006 15.28 million -0.3%
2007 15.33 million +0.3%
2008 15.38 million +0.3%
2009 15.51 million +0.8%
2010 15.65 million +0.9%
2011 15.77 million +0.8%
2012 15.82 million +0.3%
2013 15.72 million -0.6%
2014 15.53 million -1.2%
2015 15.42 million -0.7%
2016 15.39 million -0.2%
2017 15.40 million +0.1%
2018 15.46 million +0.4%
2019 15.63 million +1.1%
2020 15.85 million +1.4%
2021 16.11 million +1.6%
2022 16.23 million +0.7%
2023 16.32 million +0.5%
2024 16.37 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.71 million 9.18 million 12.10 million 10
1980s 13.43 million 12.40 million 14.33 million 10
1990s 15.31 million 14.48 million 15.85 million 10
2000s 15.40 million 15.28 million 15.57 million 10
2010s 15.58 million 15.39 million 15.82 million 10
2020s 16.18 million 15.85 million 16.37 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 158 Solomon Islands 57,073 compare
  2. 159 Bhutan 51,811 compare
  3. 160 Réunion 51,643 compare
  4. 161 Estonia 49,358 compare
  5. 162 Guyana 46,597 compare
  6. 163 Suriname 44,075 compare
  7. 164 Mauritius 42,626 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 16.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 16.37 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 9.18 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

February 2026 Data Release