What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The highest recorded value was 62.87 million in 2021.

What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The lowest recorded value was 41.05 million in 1970.

How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Name: School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
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ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 61.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

61.83 million

Change on year

down 0.8%

Rank

16th

of 221 groups

All-time high

62.87 million

in 2021

All-time low

41.05 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 61.83 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 62.87 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.05 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	41.05 million	—
1971	41.33 million	+0.7%
1972	41.64 million	+0.7%
1973	41.99 million	+0.9%
1974	42.41 million	+1.0%
1975	42.82 million	+1.0%
1976	43.30 million	+1.1%
1977	43.89 million	+1.4%
1978	44.38 million	+1.1%
1979	44.89 million	+1.1%
1980	45.36 million	+1.0%
1981	45.93 million	+1.3%
1982	46.44 million	+1.1%
1983	47.05 million	+1.3%
1984	47.77 million	+1.5%
1985	48.55 million	+1.6%
1986	49.26 million	+1.5%
1987	49.95 million	+1.4%
1988	50.71 million	+1.5%
1989	51.33 million	+1.2%
1990	51.87 million	+1.0%
1991	52.30 million	+0.8%
1992	52.60 million	+0.6%
1993	52.89 million	+0.6%
1994	53.24 million	+0.7%
1995	53.68 million	+0.8%
1996	54.03 million	+0.7%
1997	54.23 million	+0.4%
1998	54.32 million	+0.2%
1999	54.38 million	+0.1%
2000	54.41 million	+0.1%
2001	54.94 million	+1.0%
2002	55.13 million	+0.4%
2003	55.42 million	+0.5%
2004	55.85 million	+0.8%
2005	56.45 million	+1.1%
2006	57.30 million	+1.5%
2007	57.85 million	+1.0%
2008	58.08 million	+0.4%
2009	58.34 million	+0.5%
2010	58.53 million	+0.3%
2011	59.24 million	+1.2%
2012	59.76 million	+0.9%
2013	60.42 million	+1.1%
2014	61.23 million	+1.3%
2015	61.74 million	+0.8%
2016	62.02 million	+0.5%
2017	62.26 million	+0.4%
2018	62.72 million	+0.7%
2019	62.60 million	-0.2%
2020	62.56 million	-0.1%
2021	62.87 million	+0.5%
2022	62.57 million	-0.5%
2023	62.33 million	-0.4%
2024	61.83 million	-0.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	42.77 million	41.05 million	44.89 million	10
1980s	48.24 million	45.36 million	51.33 million	10
1990s	53.35 million	51.87 million	54.38 million	10
2000s	56.38 million	54.41 million	58.34 million	10
2010s	61.05 million	58.53 million	62.72 million	10
2020s	62.43 million	61.83 million	62.87 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

13 Mexico 2.09 million compare
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.04 million compare
15 Russian Federation 1.61 million compare
16 Uganda 1.53 million compare
17 Viet Nam 1.47 million compare
18 Sudan 1.45 million compare
19 Kenya 1.37 million compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 61.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The highest recorded value was 62.87 million in 2021.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The lowest recorded value was 41.05 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?: ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release