Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zambia: School age population, early childhood educational development

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2.22 million number
in 2019
Zambia
268,498 number
in 2013
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th
Zambia rank
35th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199720082019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 2.22 million number against 268,498 number in Zambia, a difference of 1.95 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zambia ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 35th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 317,988 number 501,096 number 183,108 number Zambia
2000s 306,218 number 529,307 number 223,090 number Zambia
2010s 2.08 million number 268,498 number 1.81 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.22 million number against 268,498 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
1.95 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 35th of 39 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/