What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The highest recorded value was 133.71 million in 1975.

What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The lowest recorded value was 66.70 million in 2024.

How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Name: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 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, pre-primary education, both sexes was 66.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

66.70 million

Change on year

down 9.0%

Rank

59th

of 221 groups

All-time high

133.71 million

in 1975

All-time low

66.70 million

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 66.70 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 133.71 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 66.70 million, in 2024.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 59th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	129.20 million	—
1971	124.70 million	-3.5%
1972	126.85 million	+1.7%
1973	128.33 million	+1.2%
1974	131.05 million	+2.1%
1975	133.71 million	+2.0%
1976	131.77 million	-1.5%
1977	129.58 million	-1.7%
1978	125.01 million	-3.5%
1979	119.74 million	-4.2%
1980	114.34 million	-4.5%
1981	108.16 million	-5.4%
1982	103.77 million	-4.1%
1983	102.44 million	-1.3%
1984	102.60 million	+0.2%
1985	105.08 million	+2.4%
1986	109.31 million	+4.0%
1987	110.11 million	+0.7%
1988	111.56 million	+1.3%
1989	113.38 million	+1.6%
1990	115.20 million	+1.6%
1991	120.79 million	+4.8%
1992	123.98 million	+2.6%
1993	126.85 million	+2.3%
1994	128.83 million	+1.6%
1995	124.18 million	-3.6%
1996	119.00 million	-4.2%
1997	112.32 million	-5.6%
1998	82.81 million	-26.3%
1999	80.84 million	-2.4%
2000	79.14 million	-2.1%
2001	77.33 million	-2.3%
2002	75.50 million	-2.4%
2003	74.01 million	-2.0%
2004	73.86 million	-0.2%
2005	73.19 million	-0.9%
2006	72.75 million	-0.6%
2007	71.67 million	-1.5%
2008	71.89 million	+0.3%
2009	72.53 million	+0.9%
2010	73.49 million	+1.3%
2011	74.33 million	+1.1%
2012	76.01 million	+2.3%
2013	77.70 million	+2.2%
2014	78.66 million	+1.2%
2015	79.18 million	+0.7%
2016	80.85 million	+2.1%
2017	81.81 million	+1.2%
2018	83.31 million	+1.8%
2019	81.77 million	-1.9%
2020	81.23 million	-0.7%
2021	80.29 million	-1.2%
2022	77.65 million	-3.3%
2023	73.30 million	-5.6%
2024	66.70 million	-9.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	127.99 million	119.74 million	133.71 million	10
1980s	108.08 million	102.44 million	114.34 million	10
1990s	113.48 million	80.84 million	128.83 million	10
2000s	74.19 million	71.67 million	79.14 million	10
2010s	78.71 million	73.49 million	83.31 million	10
2020s	75.84 million	66.70 million	81.23 million	5

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

56 Guinea 1.26 million compare
57 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.26 million compare
58 Afghanistan 1.26 million compare
59 Canada 1.19 million compare
60 Guatemala 1.15 million compare
61 Spain 1.13 million compare
62 Nepal 1.10 million 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 66.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The highest recorded value was 133.71 million in 1975.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The lowest recorded value was 66.70 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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Indicator: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release