School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 120.72 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
120.72 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
133.33 million number
in 1998
All-time low
93.93 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, male in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, male in Upper middle income stood at 120.72 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Upper middle income peaked at 133.33 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 93.93 million number, in 1970.
Upper middle income ranks 9th of 45 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 (number) (School male) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.93 million number | — |
| 1971 | 97.53 million number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 100.54 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 103.95 million number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 107.33 million number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 110.64 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 113.82 million number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 116.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 119.43 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 120.70 million number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 121.63 million number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 121.64 million number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 121.65 million number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 121.04 million number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 119.78 million number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 117.88 million number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 115.61 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 113.79 million number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 112.51 million number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 112.11 million number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 112.70 million number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 114.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 115.53 million number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 117.71 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 120.75 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 124.64 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 128.69 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 132.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 133.33 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 131.88 million number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 129.04 million number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 123.35 million number | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 118.46 million number | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 114.69 million number | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 122.32 million number | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 120.67 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 120.16 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 119.32 million number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 118.11 million number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 117.42 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 116.80 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 115.97 million number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 115.63 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 117.00 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 117.30 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 117.81 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 118.35 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 118.89 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 119.62 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 120.72 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.47 million number | 93.93 million number | 120.70 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.76 million number | 112.11 million number | 121.65 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.15 million number | 112.70 million number | 133.33 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.35 million number | 114.69 million number | 129.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.81 million number | 115.63 million number | 120.72 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 United States 12.59 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 8.65 million number compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.64 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 7.52 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 6.88 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 6.86 million number compare
- 12 Egypt 6.77 million number compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Upper middle income?
- School age population, primary education, male in Upper middle income was 120.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 133.33 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.93 million number in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.