School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 17.88 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.88 million
Change on year
down 7.7%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.54 million
in 1997
All-time low
17.49 million
in 2009
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Upper 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 17.88 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 23.54 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.49 million, in 2009.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.01 million | — |
| 1971 | 21.73 million | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 21.89 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 21.69 million | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 21.10 million | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 23.04 million | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 22.89 million | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 23.30 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 22.67 million | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 22.36 million | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 22.11 million | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 21.33 million | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 20.39 million | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 20.06 million | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 19.46 million | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 19.61 million | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 20.16 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 20.54 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 21.07 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 22.05 million | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 20.94 million | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 21.54 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 22.05 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 22.84 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 23.49 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 22.96 million | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 23.25 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 23.54 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 21.03 million | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 20.19 million | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 19.70 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 19.29 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.00 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.60 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.06 million | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 17.86 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.14 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 17.63 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.51 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.49 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.82 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18.38 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 18.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.96 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.83 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 19.47 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.17 million | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 19.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.88 million | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.37 million | 21.10 million | 23.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.68 million | 19.46 million | 22.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.18 million | 20.19 million | 23.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.33 million | 17.49 million | 19.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.70 million | 17.70 million | 19.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.12 million | 17.88 million | 19.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 17.88 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.54 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.49 million in 2009.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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