School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 423.85 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 423.85 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 423.85 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 346.95 million number, in 2001.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 368.26 million number | — |
| 1997 | 386.08 million number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 362.98 million number | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 349.26 million number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 349.75 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 346.95 million number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 348.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 351.58 million number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 355.65 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 355.26 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 355.62 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 364.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 367.25 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 369.86 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 374.64 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 376.54 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 381.67 million number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 406.67 million number | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 400.08 million number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 406.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 414.89 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 417.69 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 421.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 423.85 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 366.65 million number | 349.26 million number | 386.08 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 356.54 million number | 346.95 million number | 369.86 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 402.33 million number | 374.64 million number | 423.85 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 423.85 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 423.85 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.95 million number in 2001.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, 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/