School age population, primary education, male in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: School age population, primary education, male was 161.54 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
161.54 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
161.54 million number
in 2019
All-time low
76.12 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, primary education, male in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

050.0M100.0M150.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 161.54 million number for school age population, primary education, male 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 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Lower middle income peaked at 161.54 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.12 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, male in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 76.12 million number
1971 77.78 million number +2.2%
1972 79.63 million number +2.4%
1973 81.41 million number +2.2%
1974 83.10 million number +2.1%
1975 84.61 million number +1.8%
1976 86.05 million number +1.7%
1977 87.80 million number +2.0%
1978 89.73 million number +2.2%
1979 91.77 million number +2.3%
1980 93.80 million number +2.2%
1981 95.82 million number +2.2%
1982 97.99 million number +2.3%
1983 100.40 million number +2.5%
1984 102.81 million number +2.4%
1985 105.16 million number +2.3%
1986 107.45 million number +2.2%
1987 110.12 million number +2.5%
1988 112.96 million number +2.6%
1989 115.93 million number +2.6%
1990 118.23 million number +2.0%
1991 121.36 million number +2.6%
1992 124.26 million number +2.4%
1993 126.91 million number +2.1%
1994 129.22 million number +1.8%
1995 131.13 million number +1.5%
1996 133.09 million number +1.5%
1997 135.09 million number +1.5%
1998 136.57 million number +1.1%
1999 137.93 million number +1.0%
2000 139.02 million number +0.8%
2001 139.94 million number +0.7%
2002 141.06 million number +0.8%
2003 142.47 million number +1.0%
2004 143.54 million number +0.8%
2005 145.37 million number +1.3%
2006 146.24 million number +0.6%
2007 147.80 million number +1.1%
2008 148.90 million number +0.7%
2009 149.74 million number +0.6%
2010 150.92 million number +0.8%
2011 152.02 million number +0.7%
2012 153.29 million number +0.8%
2013 154.62 million number +0.9%
2014 155.95 million number +0.9%
2015 157.25 million number +0.8%
2016 158.38 million number +0.7%
2017 159.68 million number +0.8%
2018 160.74 million number +0.7%
2019 161.54 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 83.80 million number 76.12 million number 91.77 million number 10
1980s 104.24 million number 93.80 million number 115.93 million number 10
1990s 129.38 million number 118.23 million number 137.93 million number 10
2000s 144.41 million number 139.02 million number 149.74 million number 10
2010s 156.44 million number 150.92 million number 161.54 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 3 Nigeria 17.16 million number compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 14.34 million number compare
  3. 5 Pakistan 13.02 million number compare
  4. 6 United States 12.59 million number compare
  5. 7 Ethiopia 8.65 million number compare
  6. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.64 million number compare
  7. 9 Bangladesh 7.52 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Lower middle income?
School age population, primary education, male in Lower middle income was 161.54 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 161.54 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 76.12 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.