Primary education, pupils in Middle income
Middle income: Primary education, pupils was 589.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Middle income recorded 589.09 million for primary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Middle income peaked at 589.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 308.22 million, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 365.12 million | 308.22 million | 405.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 440.47 million | 416.80 million | 461.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 496.24 million | 466.18 million | 527.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 529.21 million | 515.83 million | 537.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 548.27 million | 536.79 million | 562.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 573.74 million | 560.30 million | 589.09 million | 5 |
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.992 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Middle income?
- Primary education, pupils in Middle income was 589.09 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 589.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 308.22 million in 1971.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.