School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 55.40 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
55.40 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.01 million
in 2000
All-time low
51.27 million
in 2016
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 55.40 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 60.01 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.27 million, in 2016.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.01 million | — |
| 2000 | 60.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 59.64 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 59.63 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.03 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 58.69 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 57.52 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 56.08 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 54.71 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 53.65 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 52.73 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 52.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.54 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 51.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 51.37 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 51.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.29 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.27 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.81 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 53.29 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 53.94 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 54.87 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 55.41 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 55.40 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.01 million | 60.01 million | 60.01 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.17 million | 52.73 million | 60.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.63 million | 51.27 million | 52.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.58 million | 53.29 million | 55.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
- 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 968,332 compare
- 74 Rwanda 957,013 compare
- 75 Togo 909,897 compare
- 76 Zimbabwe 894,265 compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 887,500 compare
- 78 Papua New Guinea 874,158 compare
- 79 Romania 863,933 compare
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 55.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.01 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.27 million in 2016.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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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February 2026 Data Release