School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 145.28 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
145.28 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
146.34 million number
in 2016
All-time low
68.20 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income is 145.28 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 146.34 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.20 million number, in 1970.
That places Lower middle income 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.20 million number | — |
| 1971 | 69.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 70.53 million number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 71.81 million number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 72.95 million number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 74.22 million number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 75.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 77.82 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 79.90 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 81.87 million number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 83.50 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 85.07 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 87.17 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 89.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 91.16 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 93.11 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 95.09 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 98.02 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 100.61 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 103.00 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 104.87 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 106.32 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 108.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 109.44 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 110.50 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 111.29 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 112.04 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 137.00 million number | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 145.31 million number | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 138.47 million number | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 138.73 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 139.15 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 139.92 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 139.45 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 139.98 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 140.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 140.09 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 139.54 million number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 140.39 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 141.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 142.02 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 142.49 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 144.00 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 144.89 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 145.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 145.48 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 146.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 146.21 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 145.77 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 145.28 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.23 million number | 68.20 million number | 81.87 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.59 million number | 83.50 million number | 103.00 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.33 million number | 104.87 million number | 145.31 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.87 million number | 138.73 million number | 141.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 144.80 million number | 142.02 million number | 146.34 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 3 United States of America 12.02 million number compare
- 4 Pakistan 10.57 million number compare
- 5 Indonesia 9.66 million number compare
- 6 Ethiopia 9.19 million number compare
- 7 Brazil 8.72 million number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 8.71 million number compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.58 million number compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income was 145.28 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 146.34 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.20 million number in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.