School age population, primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 649.56 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
649.56 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
649.56 million number
in 2019
All-time low
363.37 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 649.56 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 649.56 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 363.37 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 363.37 million number | — |
| 1971 | 374.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 384.43 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 395.40 million number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 406.35 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 416.61 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 426.70 million number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 437.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 446.72 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 453.92 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 460.26 million number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 464.65 million number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 469.46 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 473.59 million number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 476.56 million number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 478.20 million number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 479.04 million number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 482.02 million number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 486.18 million number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 492.40 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 499.27 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 509.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 519.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 529.97 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 541.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 554.39 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 567.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 579.58 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 586.24 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 586.97 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 584.90 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 576.77 million number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 570.83 million number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 566.83 million number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 584.82 million number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 587.02 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 589.54 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 593.01 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 595.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 597.12 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 600.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 602.86 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 606.54 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 613.99 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 620.66 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 626.40 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 631.77 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 637.70 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 643.51 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 649.56 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 410.47 million number | 363.37 million number | 453.92 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 476.23 million number | 460.26 million number | 492.40 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 547.38 million number | 499.27 million number | 586.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 584.58 million number | 566.83 million number | 597.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 623.34 million number | 600.38 million number | 649.56 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, primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 649.56 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 649.56 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 363.37 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, 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.