School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 146.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
146.91 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
150.35 million
in 2018
All-time low
112.28 million
in 1977
Years of data
48
1977–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 146.91 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 150.35 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 112.28 million, in 1977.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 112.28 million | — |
| 1978 | 113.30 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 114.33 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 115.36 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 116.51 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 117.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 119.03 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 120.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 121.73 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 123.23 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 124.99 million | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 126.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 127.50 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 128.51 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 129.42 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 130.31 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 131.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 132.32 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 133.42 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 134.33 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 134.46 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 142.62 million | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 135.34 million | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 135.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 137.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 138.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 138.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 139.81 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 141.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 142.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 141.47 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 141.59 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 141.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 142.03 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 143.74 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 145.43 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 146.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 147.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 147.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 148.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 150.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 150.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 150.33 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 148.44 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 148.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 147.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 147.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 146.91 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113.30 million | 112.28 million | 114.33 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 121.28 million | 115.36 million | 127.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.20 million | 128.51 million | 142.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.76 million | 135.69 million | 142.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.19 million | 142.03 million | 150.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.79 million | 146.91 million | 148.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 146.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 150.35 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.28 million in 1977.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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