School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 349.87 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
349.87 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
354.53 million number
in 2005
All-time low
165.45 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income stood at 349.87 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 354.53 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 165.45 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 165.45 million number | — |
| 1971 | 168.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 170.12 million number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 172.54 million number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 176.18 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 181.26 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 186.76 million number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 189.79 million number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 214.77 million number | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 222.03 million number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 228.31 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 234.95 million number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 241.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 247.57 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 254.26 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 259.99 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 266.41 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 269.75 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 273.02 million number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 276.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 278.83 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 280.50 million number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 280.53 million number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 280.37 million number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 281.69 million number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 284.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 288.57 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 294.77 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 304.78 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 309.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 316.54 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 324.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 332.60 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 341.68 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 349.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 354.53 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 354.26 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 350.23 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 345.47 million number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 342.67 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 339.91 million number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 339.81 million number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 340.87 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 341.46 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 342.78 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 344.15 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 344.32 million number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 345.38 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 347.65 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 349.87 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 184.71 million number | 165.45 million number | 222.03 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 255.17 million number | 228.31 million number | 276.31 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 288.37 million number | 278.83 million number | 309.47 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 341.17 million number | 316.54 million number | 354.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 343.62 million number | 339.81 million number | 349.87 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 349.87 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 354.53 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 165.45 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.