School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 355.52 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
355.52 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
355.99 million number
in 2002
All-time low
195.33 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total stood at 355.52 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 355.99 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 195.33 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 195.33 million number | — |
| 1971 | 196.92 million number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 201.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 206.22 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 211.72 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 216.96 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 223.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 248.52 million number | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 254.81 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 260.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 267.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 273.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 278.45 million number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 282.89 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 286.61 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 290.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 290.05 million number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 292.29 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 294.26 million number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 293.47 million number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 294.45 million number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 295.05 million number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 297.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 301.66 million number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 307.18 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 312.86 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 318.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 323.36 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 328.47 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 336.57 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 345.48 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 352.49 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 355.99 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 355.21 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 352.33 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 347.31 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 342.81 million number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 339.64 million number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 338.11 million number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 338.01 million number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 338.49 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 339.17 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 339.85 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 340.83 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 341.16 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 342.26 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 345.06 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 349.45 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 352.72 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 355.52 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221.52 million number | 195.33 million number | 260.52 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 284.85 million number | 267.03 million number | 294.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 311.48 million number | 294.45 million number | 336.57 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 346.74 million number | 338.01 million number | 355.99 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 344.45 million number | 338.49 million number | 355.52 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 355.52 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 355.99 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.33 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.