School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 514.84 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
514.84 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
540.87 million number
in 2010
All-time low
256.80 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 514.84 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 540.87 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 256.80 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 256.80 million number | — |
| 1971 | 269.57 million number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 279.87 million number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 288.13 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 293.87 million number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 298.08 million number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 302.25 million number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 307.72 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 312.92 million number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 318.55 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 325.80 million number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 334.54 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 344.02 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 354.12 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 363.99 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 374.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 384.65 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 394.29 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 403.63 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 411.98 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 419.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 425.86 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 430.23 million number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 433.89 million number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 436.72 million number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 438.53 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 439.12 million number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 440.23 million number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 441.88 million number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 443.70 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 450.71 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 458.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 466.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 475.88 million number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 486.89 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 498.73 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 511.90 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 524.77 million number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 534.37 million number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 539.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 540.87 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 536.18 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 530.38 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 524.72 million number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 521.13 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 518.01 million number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 516.61 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 516.41 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 515.77 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 514.84 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 292.78 million number | 256.80 million number | 318.55 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 369.11 million number | 325.80 million number | 411.98 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 434.96 million number | 419.41 million number | 443.70 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 494.67 million number | 450.71 million number | 539.22 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 523.49 million number | 514.84 million number | 540.87 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 514.84 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 540.87 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 256.80 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.