School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income
Low income: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 41.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 41.37 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income peaked at 41.37 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.58 million number, in 1970.
That places Low income 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.58 million number | — |
| 1971 | 14.07 million number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 14.48 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 14.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 15.15 million number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 15.46 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 15.72 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 15.71 million number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 15.99 million number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 16.34 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 16.74 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 17.40 million number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 17.58 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 18.00 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 18.94 million number | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 19.39 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 19.85 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.22 million number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 20.68 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 21.16 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 21.66 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 22.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.64 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 23.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 23.95 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 24.61 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 25.42 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 25.77 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 23.43 million number | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 23.65 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 24.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.19 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 25.89 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 26.59 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 27.32 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 28.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 28.90 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 29.68 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 30.52 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.41 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.37 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 33.42 million number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 34.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 35.42 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 36.40 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.41 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 38.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 41.37 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.13 million number | 13.58 million number | 16.34 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.00 million number | 16.74 million number | 21.16 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.65 million number | 21.66 million number | 25.77 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.80 million number | 24.41 million number | 31.41 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.88 million number | 32.37 million number | 41.37 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income was 41.37 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 41.37 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.58 million number in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.