School age population, primary education, both sexes in High income
High income: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 78.28 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
78.28 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
88.11 million number
in 1971
All-time low
75.18 million number
in 2012
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, both sexes in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, both sexes in High income stood at 78.28 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in High income peaked at 88.11 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 75.18 million number, in 2012.
High income ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.94 million number | — |
| 1971 | 88.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 88.06 million number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 87.76 million number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 87.23 million number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 86.49 million number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 85.65 million number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 85.07 million number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 84.59 million number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 84.17 million number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 83.91 million number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 83.50 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 83.05 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 82.44 million number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 81.69 million number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 80.83 million number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 79.93 million number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 79.30 million number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 78.93 million number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 78.81 million number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.89 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 79.09 million number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.34 million number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.50 million number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.57 million number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.80 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 80.17 million number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 80.84 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 80.37 million number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 80.59 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.59 million number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.42 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.90 million number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.04 million number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 78.15 million number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 77.32 million number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 76.56 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 76.06 million number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.72 million number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.44 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.32 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.37 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.18 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.41 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.79 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.35 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.85 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.41 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.65 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.28 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.51 million number | 84.17 million number | 88.11 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.24 million number | 78.81 million number | 83.91 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.82 million number | 78.89 million number | 80.84 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.92 million number | 75.44 million number | 80.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.36 million number | 75.18 million number | 78.28 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 21 Sudan 6.68 million number compare
- 22 Afghanistan 6.39 million number compare
- 23 Mozambique 6.10 million number compare
- 24 Iraq 5.88 million number compare
- 25 Angola 5.86 million number compare
- 26 Türkiye 5.47 million number compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.92 million number compare
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in High income?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in High income was 78.28 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.11 million number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.18 million number in 2012.
- How does High income rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- High income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.