What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?

The highest recorded value was 323.90 million in 2006.

What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?

The lowest recorded value was 200.78 million in 1975.

How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

Name: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 320.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

320.63 million

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

10th

of 221 groups

All-time high

323.90 million

in 2006

All-time low

200.78 million

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 320.63 million for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 323.90 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 200.78 million, in 1975.

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	203.19 million	—
1971	204.05 million	+0.4%
1972	206.42 million	+1.2%
1973	207.23 million	+0.4%
1974	202.87 million	-2.1%
1975	200.78 million	-1.0%
1976	201.12 million	+0.2%
1977	202.22 million	+0.5%
1978	226.96 million	+12.2%
1979	242.28 million	+6.8%
1980	255.79 million	+5.6%
1981	260.52 million	+1.8%
1982	258.81 million	-0.7%
1983	258.47 million	-0.1%
1984	261.82 million	+1.3%
1985	265.48 million	+1.4%
1986	272.95 million	+2.8%
1987	273.57 million	+0.2%
1988	273.89 million	+0.1%
1989	273.10 million	-0.3%
1990	271.97 million	-0.4%
1991	269.80 million	-0.8%
1992	267.11 million	-1.0%
1993	264.29 million	-1.1%
1994	264.21 million	-0.0%
1995	266.48 million	+0.9%
1996	270.75 million	+1.6%
1997	276.85 million	+2.3%
1998	291.00 million	+5.1%
1999	293.75 million	+0.9%
2000	296.67 million	+1.0%
2001	301.10 million	+1.5%
2002	308.00 million	+2.3%
2003	314.55 million	+2.1%
2004	318.45 million	+1.2%
2005	321.79 million	+1.0%
2006	323.90 million	+0.7%
2007	321.64 million	-0.7%
2008	316.80 million	-1.5%
2009	311.43 million	-1.7%
2010	309.02 million	-0.8%
2011	309.21 million	+0.1%
2012	308.56 million	-0.2%
2013	307.32 million	-0.4%
2014	306.99 million	-0.1%
2015	307.08 million	+0.0%
2016	307.69 million	+0.2%
2017	308.35 million	+0.2%
2018	310.44 million	+0.7%
2019	309.54 million	-0.3%
2020	310.51 million	+0.3%
2021	313.03 million	+0.8%
2022	315.79 million	+0.9%
2023	318.69 million	+0.9%
2024	320.63 million	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	209.71 million	200.78 million	242.28 million	10
1980s	265.44 million	255.79 million	273.89 million	10
1990s	273.62 million	264.21 million	293.75 million	10
2000s	313.43 million	296.67 million	323.90 million	10
2010s	308.42 million	306.99 million	310.44 million	10
2020s	315.73 million	310.51 million	320.63 million	5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

7 Bangladesh 13.49 million compare
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.86 million compare
9 Brazil 9.01 million compare
10 Mexico 6.81 million compare
11 Egypt 6.71 million compare
12 Ethiopia 5.89 million compare
13 Kenya 5.44 million compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)

All data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 320.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?: The highest recorded value was 323.90 million in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?: The lowest recorded value was 200.78 million in 1975.
How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?: WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release