Europe & Central Asia vs Least developed countries: School age population, early childhood educational development

Europe & Central Asia
7.60 million number
in 2019
Least developed countries
7.15 million number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia rank
21st
Least developed countries rank
22nd

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 7.60 million number against 7.15 million number in Least developed countries, a difference of 446,830 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st and Least developed countries ranks 22nd of 38 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Least developed countries in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 2.42 million number 3.02 million number 602,783 number Least developed countries
2000s 2.48 million number 2.86 million number 381,491 number Least developed countries
2010s 5.88 million number 4.98 million number 897,865 number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Europe & Central Asia or Least developed countries?
Europe & Central Asia, at 7.60 million number against 7.15 million number in Least developed countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Europe & Central Asia and Least developed countries?
446,830 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Least developed countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Least developed countries rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st and Least developed countries ranks 22nd of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/