School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 126.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
126.46 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
164.23 million number
in 2002
All-time low
92.49 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 126.46 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 164.23 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 92.49 million number, in 1970.
That places Upper middle income 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.49 million number | — |
| 1971 | 92.84 million number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 94.39 million number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 97.12 million number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 100.14 million number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 102.83 million number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 105.40 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 128.54 million number | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 131.99 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 135.86 million number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 139.69 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 143.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 146.31 million number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 147.92 million number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 148.57 million number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 148.91 million number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 149.10 million number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 148.31 million number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 146.46 million number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 143.89 million number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 141.12 million number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 139.00 million number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 137.37 million number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 137.53 million number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 138.84 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 140.30 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 141.63 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 143.56 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 148.41 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 153.01 million number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 158.98 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 163.38 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 164.23 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 160.65 million number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 155.82 million number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 148.88 million number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 142.49 million number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 137.36 million number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 133.88 million number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 132.00 million number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 130.44 million number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 129.32 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 128.29 million number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 127.33 million number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 126.43 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 125.31 million number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 125.96 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 125.90 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 125.78 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 126.46 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.16 million number | 92.49 million number | 135.86 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.25 million number | 139.69 million number | 149.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 142.08 million number | 137.37 million number | 153.01 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.76 million number | 132.00 million number | 164.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.12 million number | 125.31 million number | 130.44 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 4 Pakistan 14.07 million number compare
- 5 Brazil 14.03 million number compare
- 6 Indonesia 13.92 million number compare
- 7 United States 12.42 million number compare
- 8 Ethiopia 10.61 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 9.04 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 8.54 million number compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Upper middle income was 126.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 164.23 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.49 million number in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.