School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 312.89 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
312.89 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
312.89 million number
in 2019
All-time low
148.29 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income is 312.89 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 312.89 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 148.29 million number, in 1970.
Lower middle income ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 148.29 million number | — |
| 1971 | 151.48 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 155.12 million number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 158.64 million number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 161.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 164.94 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 167.76 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 171.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 175.06 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 179.06 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 183.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 186.95 million number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 191.16 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 195.84 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 200.49 million number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 204.98 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 209.32 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 214.45 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 219.87 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 225.49 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 229.77 million number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 235.66 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 241.12 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 246.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 250.57 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 254.22 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 257.98 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 261.78 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 264.52 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 267.02 million number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 268.95 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 270.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 272.58 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 275.19 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 277.16 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 280.62 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 282.20 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 285.21 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 287.26 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 288.79 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 290.99 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 293.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 295.59 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 298.27 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 301.07 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 303.86 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 306.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 309.04 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 311.25 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 312.89 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163.35 million number | 148.29 million number | 179.06 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.16 million number | 183.03 million number | 225.49 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 250.88 million number | 229.77 million number | 267.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 278.85 million number | 268.95 million number | 288.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.23 million number | 290.99 million number | 312.89 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 3 Nigeria 33.60 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 27.96 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 25.11 million number compare
- 6 United States 24.65 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 17.10 million number compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.17 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.72 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, primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lower middle income was 312.89 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 312.89 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 148.29 million number in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, 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.