School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.68 million
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.91 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.95 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 2.68 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.91 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million, in 1970.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.95 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.99 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.05 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.10 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.14 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.18 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.22 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 2.25 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.31 million | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.36 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.40 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.43 million | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.47 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.52 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.56 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.59 million | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.61 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.65 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.67 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 2.67 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.62 million | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.58 million | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.59 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.62 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.62 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.60 million | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.62 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.61 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.70 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.69 million | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.65 million | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.64 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.63 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.66 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.72 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.79 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.77 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.84 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.81 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.77 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.74 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.68 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.15 million | 1.95 million | 2.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.50 million | 2.35 million | 2.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 million | 2.58 million | 2.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 million | 2.63 million | 2.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million | 2.64 million | 2.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 million | 2.68 million | 2.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 151 Latvia 11,084 compare
- 152 Puerto Rico 11,010 compare
- 153 Solomon Islands 10,491 compare
- 153 Slovenia 10,491 compare
- 155 North Macedonia 10,211 compare
- 156 Bahrain 10,209 compare
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 8,699 compare
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.68 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release