School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 149.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
149.05 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
149.05 million
in 2024
All-time low
47.67 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 149.05 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 149.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.67 million, in 1970.

That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 47.67 million
1971 49.03 million +2.8%
1972 50.46 million +2.9%
1973 52.01 million +3.1%
1974 53.76 million +3.4%
1975 55.45 million +3.1%
1976 56.91 million +2.6%
1977 58.70 million +3.2%
1978 60.42 million +2.9%
1979 62.12 million +2.8%
1980 63.71 million +2.6%
1981 65.57 million +2.9%
1982 67.02 million +2.2%
1983 68.61 million +2.4%
1984 70.04 million +2.1%
1985 71.57 million +2.2%
1986 73.20 million +2.3%
1987 74.72 million +2.1%
1988 76.29 million +2.1%
1989 78.10 million +2.4%
1990 80.09 million +2.6%
1991 82.30 million +2.8%
1992 84.44 million +2.6%
1993 86.65 million +2.6%
1994 89.10 million +2.8%
1995 91.60 million +2.8%
1996 94.13 million +2.8%
1997 96.82 million +2.9%
1998 99.79 million +3.1%
1999 102.90 million +3.1%
2000 105.86 million +2.9%
2001 109.08 million +3.0%
2002 111.96 million +2.6%
2003 114.68 million +2.4%
2004 117.23 million +2.2%
2005 119.09 million +1.6%
2006 120.99 million +1.6%
2007 122.58 million +1.3%
2008 124.39 million +1.5%
2009 126.05 million +1.3%
2010 127.86 million +1.4%
2011 129.51 million +1.3%
2012 131.06 million +1.2%
2013 132.33 million +1.0%
2014 133.35 million +0.8%
2015 134.15 million +0.6%
2016 135.14 million +0.7%
2017 136.03 million +0.7%
2018 137.37 million +1.0%
2019 139.13 million +1.3%
2020 141.04 million +1.4%
2021 143.16 million +1.5%
2022 145.51 million +1.6%
2023 147.75 million +1.5%
2024 149.05 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 54.65 million 47.67 million 62.12 million 10
1980s 70.88 million 63.71 million 78.10 million 10
1990s 90.78 million 80.09 million 102.90 million 10
2000s 117.19 million 105.86 million 126.05 million 10
2010s 133.59 million 127.86 million 139.13 million 10
2020s 145.30 million 141.04 million 149.05 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 26 Afghanistan 4.42 million compare
  2. 27 Thailand 4.41 million compare
  3. 28 Myanmar 4.39 million compare
  4. 29 Germany 4.27 million compare
  5. 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.05 million compare
  6. 31 France 4.02 million compare
  7. 32 Yemen 3.91 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 149.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 149.05 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 47.67 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release