School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 37.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.11 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
25th
of 221 groups
All-time high
37.32 million
in 2023
All-time low
15.52 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 37.11 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 37.32 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.52 million, in 1970.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 15.52 million
1971 15.79 million +1.8%
1972 16.06 million +1.7%
1973 16.37 million +1.9%
1974 16.74 million +2.3%
1975 17.11 million +2.2%
1976 17.53 million +2.4%
1977 18.07 million +3.1%
1978 18.54 million +2.6%
1979 19.00 million +2.5%
1980 19.41 million +2.2%
1981 19.92 million +2.6%
1982 20.33 million +2.1%
1983 20.86 million +2.6%
1984 21.45 million +2.8%
1985 22.08 million +3.0%
1986 22.67 million +2.6%
1987 23.26 million +2.6%
1988 23.85 million +2.5%
1989 24.40 million +2.3%
1990 24.88 million +2.0%
1991 25.30 million +1.7%
1992 25.63 million +1.3%
1993 25.97 million +1.3%
1994 26.38 million +1.6%
1995 26.88 million +1.9%
1996 27.29 million +1.5%
1997 27.59 million +1.1%
1998 27.83 million +0.9%
1999 28.06 million +0.8%
2000 28.32 million +0.9%
2001 28.56 million +0.8%
2002 28.81 million +0.9%
2003 29.09 million +1.0%
2004 29.50 million +1.4%
2005 29.91 million +1.4%
2006 30.45 million +1.8%
2007 30.88 million +1.4%
2008 31.26 million +1.2%
2009 31.67 million +1.3%
2010 32.06 million +1.2%
2011 32.64 million +1.8%
2012 33.27 million +1.9%
2013 33.95 million +2.0%
2014 34.69 million +2.2%
2015 35.17 million +1.4%
2016 35.53 million +1.0%
2017 35.94 million +1.2%
2018 36.54 million +1.6%
2019 36.82 million +0.8%
2020 37.05 million +0.6%
2021 37.27 million +0.6%
2022 37.27 million -0.0%
2023 37.32 million +0.1%
2024 37.11 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.07 million 15.52 million 19.00 million 10
1980s 21.82 million 19.41 million 24.40 million 10
1990s 26.58 million 24.88 million 28.06 million 10
2000s 29.85 million 28.32 million 31.67 million 10
2010s 34.66 million 32.06 million 36.82 million 10
2020s 37.20 million 37.05 million 37.32 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 22 Türkiye 1.22 million compare
  2. 23 Yemen 1.20 million compare
  3. 24 Angola 1.19 million compare
  4. 25 South Africa 1.12 million compare
  5. 26 Iraq 1.09 million compare
  6. 27 Mozambique 1.08 million compare
  7. 28 Algeria 987,399 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 37.11 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 GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 37.32 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 15.52 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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

February 2026 Data Release