School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 58.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.36 million
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.00 million
in 2023
All-time low
44.64 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 58.36 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 60.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.64 million, in 1971.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.72 million | — |
| 1971 | 44.64 million | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 45.02 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 45.07 million | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 44.74 million | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 46.94 million | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 47.07 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 47.81 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 47.50 million | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 47.47 million | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 47.47 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 46.98 million | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 46.30 million | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 46.30 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 46.09 million | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.67 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 47.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 48.40 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 49.33 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 50.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 49.90 million | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 50.82 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 51.63 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 52.74 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 53.75 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 53.60 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 54.23 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 54.81 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 52.59 million | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 52.06 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 51.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 51.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.96 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.89 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.72 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 52.86 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.02 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 55.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 56.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 57.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 57.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 58.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 58.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 59.44 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 59.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 60.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.36 million | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.20 million | 44.64 million | 47.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.58 million | 46.09 million | 50.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.61 million | 49.90 million | 54.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.36 million | 51.72 million | 53.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.02 million | 53.85 million | 59.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.53 million | 58.36 million | 60.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 5 Indonesia 2.20 million compare
- 6 United States of America 1.87 million compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.81 million compare
- 8 Ethiopia 1.74 million compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.56 million compare
- 10 Brazil 1.40 million compare
- 11 Egypt 1.15 million compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 58.36 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.00 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.64 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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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February 2026 Data Release