School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 25.05 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.05 million
Change on year
down 10.7%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.74 million
in 1970
All-time low
24.87 million
in 2008
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 25.05 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 36.74 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24.87 million, in 2008.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 66th 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 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.74 million | — |
| 1971 | 34.06 million | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 34.30 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 33.79 million | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 32.50 million | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 36.37 million | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 35.96 million | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 36.70 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 35.34 million | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 34.61 million | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 33.98 million | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 32.28 million | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 30.20 million | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 29.37 million | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 27.96 million | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 28.06 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 29.05 million | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 29.67 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 30.53 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 32.39 million | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 29.97 million | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 31.19 million | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 32.27 million | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 34.00 million | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 35.44 million | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 34.44 million | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 35.19 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 35.95 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 30.85 million | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 29.33 million | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 28.56 million | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 28.00 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.48 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.79 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.76 million | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 25.41 million | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 26.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.10 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 24.87 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 24.87 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.06 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 27.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.42 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.48 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.18 million | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 28.41 million | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 28.84 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.53 million | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 28.27 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 28.05 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25.05 million | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.04 million | 32.50 million | 36.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.35 million | 27.96 million | 33.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.86 million | 29.33 million | 35.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.29 million | 24.87 million | 28.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.97 million | 25.24 million | 29.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.55 million | 25.05 million | 28.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 25.05 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.74 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.87 million in 2008.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 66th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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February 2026 Data Release