School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 314.69 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
314.69 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
324.11 million number
in 1997
All-time low
227.66 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 314.69 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 324.11 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 227.66 million number, in 1970.
That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 227.66 million number | — |
| 1971 | 232.63 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 238.69 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 244.29 million number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 248.89 million number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 251.92 million number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 254.09 million number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 255.66 million number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 255.74 million number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 255.04 million number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 253.98 million number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 253.13 million number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 251.94 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 249.78 million number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 248.50 million number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 249.58 million number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 252.32 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 258.17 million number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 265.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 273.10 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 279.71 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 286.07 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 294.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 302.19 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 308.87 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 308.24 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 306.30 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 324.11 million number | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 298.81 million number | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 283.79 million number | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 283.59 million number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 282.11 million number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 283.92 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 285.75 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 289.39 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 288.80 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 288.33 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 287.76 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 289.39 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 290.93 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 294.07 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 295.28 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 298.42 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 301.10 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 303.49 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 307.33 million number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 309.64 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 310.72 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 313.19 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 314.69 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246.46 million number | 227.66 million number | 255.74 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 255.58 million number | 248.50 million number | 273.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 299.23 million number | 279.71 million number | 324.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 287.00 million number | 282.11 million number | 290.93 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 304.79 million number | 294.07 million number | 314.69 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 314.69 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 324.11 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 227.66 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.