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 17.93 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 11.68 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 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Name: School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
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ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 11.91 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

11.91 million

Change on year

down 10.7%

Rank

66th

of 221 groups

All-time high

17.93 million

in 1970

All-time low

11.68 million

in 2008

Years of data

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

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 11.91 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% 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 17.93 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.68 million, in 2008.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, 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

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	17.93 million	—
1971	16.62 million	-7.3%
1972	16.73 million	+0.7%
1973	16.48 million	-1.5%
1974	15.85 million	-3.9%
1975	17.73 million	+11.9%
1976	17.53 million	-1.1%
1977	17.88 million	+2.0%
1978	17.22 million	-3.7%
1979	16.86 million	-2.1%
1980	16.55 million	-1.8%
1981	15.72 million	-5.0%
1982	14.71 million	-6.4%
1983	14.30 million	-2.8%
1984	13.60 million	-4.8%
1985	13.64 million	+0.3%
1986	14.11 million	+3.5%
1987	14.40 million	+2.0%
1988	14.81 million	+2.8%
1989	15.70 million	+6.0%
1990	14.51 million	-7.6%
1991	15.08 million	+3.9%
1992	15.58 million	+3.3%
1993	16.37 million	+5.1%
1994	17.03 million	+4.0%
1995	16.51 million	-3.0%
1996	16.82 million	+1.9%
1997	17.14 million	+1.9%
1998	14.69 million	-14.3%
1999	13.95 million	-5.1%
2000	13.56 million	-2.8%
2001	13.27 million	-2.1%
2002	13.00 million	-2.0%
2003	12.66 million	-2.7%
2004	12.15 million	-4.0%
2005	11.98 million	-1.4%
2006	12.24 million	+2.2%
2007	11.80 million	-3.6%
2008	11.68 million	-1.0%
2009	11.69 million	+0.0%
2010	11.85 million	+1.4%
2011	11.93 million	+0.6%
2012	12.12 million	+1.7%
2013	12.34 million	+1.8%
2014	12.71 million	+3.0%
2015	12.90 million	+1.5%
2016	12.89 million	-0.1%
2017	12.93 million	+0.3%
2018	13.74 million	+6.3%
2019	13.40 million	-2.5%
2020	13.62 million	+1.6%
2021	13.03 million	-4.3%
2022	13.39 million	+2.8%
2023	13.33 million	-0.4%
2024	11.91 million	-10.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	17.08 million	15.85 million	17.93 million	10
1980s	14.75 million	13.60 million	16.55 million	10
1990s	15.77 million	13.95 million	17.14 million	10
2000s	12.40 million	11.68 million	13.56 million	10
2010s	12.68 million	11.85 million	13.74 million	10
2020s	13.06 million	11.91 million	13.62 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

63 Canada 199,464 compare
64 Poland 197,888 compare
65 Guatemala 195,214 compare
66 Spain 193,808 compare
67 Cambodia 179,627 compare
68 Rwanda 169,190 compare
69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 166,022 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

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)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →

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 11.91 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 17.93 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 11.68 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 6.3%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release