School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 48.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.13 million
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
50.35 million
in 2018
All-time low
41.50 million
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 48.13 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 50.35 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41.50 million, in 1974.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 10th 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.79 million | — |
| 1971 | 41.65 million | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 41.94 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 41.90 million | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 41.50 million | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 43.62 million | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 43.68 million | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 44.36 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 43.97 million | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 43.90 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 43.85 million | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 43.32 million | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 42.58 million | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 42.51 million | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 42.21 million | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 42.68 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 43.53 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 44.21 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 45.05 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 46.30 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 45.42 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 46.23 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 46.90 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.84 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 48.68 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 48.39 million | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.88 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 49.33 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 46.93 million | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 46.21 million | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 45.86 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 45.78 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.62 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.39 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.06 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.84 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 45.64 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.64 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.08 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 47.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.47 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 48.96 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.06 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.35 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 50.21 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.82 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 49.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 48.13 million | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.93 million | 41.50 million | 44.36 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.62 million | 42.21 million | 46.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.48 million | 45.42 million | 49.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.58 million | 45.06 million | 45.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.36 million | 46.08 million | 50.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.58 million | 48.13 million | 50.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 12 Philippines 1.06 million compare
- 13 Mexico 1.03 million compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 48.13 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.35 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.50 million in 1974.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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