School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 79.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.46 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.61 million
in 2019
All-time low
35.13 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 79.46 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 80.61 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.13 million, in 1970.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.13 million | — |
| 1971 | 35.74 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 36.42 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 37.20 million | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 37.95 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 38.83 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 40.06 million | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 41.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 42.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 43.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 44.09 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 45.21 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 46.44 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 47.69 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 48.99 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 50.34 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 51.81 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 53.54 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 54.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 56.01 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 57.03 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 57.97 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 58.87 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 59.84 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.89 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 61.99 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 62.89 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 62.93 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.16 million | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 63.88 million | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 64.22 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 64.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.35 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 65.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.14 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.77 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 69.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 73.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 74.33 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 75.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.68 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.73 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 79.92 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 80.61 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 79.13 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.26 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.46 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.75 million | 35.13 million | 43.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.90 million | 44.09 million | 56.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.75 million | 57.03 million | 71.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.64 million | 64.22 million | 67.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.83 million | 68.77 million | 80.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.29 million | 79.13 million | 79.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 79.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 80.61 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.13 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release