School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 25.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.15 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.51 million
in 2019
All-time low
10.75 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 25.15 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 25.51 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.75 million, in 1970.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.75 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.00 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 11.36 million | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 11.80 million | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 12.39 million | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 12.98 million | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 13.57 million | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 14.15 million | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 14.74 million | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 15.32 million | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 15.89 million | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 16.45 million | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 16.98 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 17.50 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 18.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 18.50 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 19.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 19.47 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 19.93 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 20.37 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 20.76 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.11 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 21.43 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 21.77 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 22.03 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 22.33 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 22.62 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 22.91 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 23.22 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 23.58 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 23.90 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 24.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 24.51 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.76 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 24.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 24.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.75 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.68 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.60 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.68 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.74 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 25.35 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.21 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.12 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 25.15 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.81 million | 10.75 million | 15.32 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.21 million | 15.89 million | 20.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.18 million | 20.76 million | 23.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.62 million | 23.90 million | 24.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.00 million | 24.58 million | 25.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.26 million | 25.12 million | 25.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 144 Equatorial Guinea 157,004 compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 156,227 compare
- 146 Qatar 138,841 compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 138,628 compare
- 148 Albania 136,621 compare
- 149 Lithuania 133,228 compare
- 150 Eswatini 123,230 compare
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 25.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 25.51 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.75 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release