School age population, early childhood education, female in IDA blend

IDA blend: School age population, early childhood education, female was 26.08 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.08 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
26th
of 39 groups
All-time high
28.14 million number
in 2013
All-time low
21.46 million number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in IDA blend, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997200820191997: 24.5M number1998: 24.9M number1999: 21.5M number2000: 21.8M number2001: 22.1M number2002: 22.6M number2003: 23.0M number2004: 23.3M number2005: 23.7M number2006: 24.1M number2007: 24.6M number2008: 25.1M number2009: 25.5M number2010: 26.0M number2011: 26.6M number2012: 27.5M number2013: 28.1M number2014: 23.8M number2015: 24.3M number2016: 24.7M number2017: 25.2M number2018: 25.7M number2019: 26.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA blend recorded 26.08 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA blend peaked at 28.14 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.46 million number, in 1999.

That places IDA blend 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in IDA blend, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 24.53 million number
1998 24.89 million number +1.5%
1999 21.46 million number -13.8%
2000 21.79 million number +1.5%
2001 22.14 million number +1.6%
2002 22.58 million number +2.0%
2003 22.98 million number +1.8%
2004 23.32 million number +1.5%
2005 23.68 million number +1.5%
2006 24.08 million number +1.7%
2007 24.57 million number +2.0%
2008 25.05 million number +1.9%
2009 25.54 million number +2.0%
2010 26.05 million number +2.0%
2011 26.58 million number +2.0%
2012 27.52 million number +3.6%
2013 28.14 million number +2.2%
2014 23.83 million number -15.3%
2015 24.29 million number +1.9%
2016 24.74 million number +1.9%
2017 25.24 million number +2.0%
2018 25.68 million number +1.7%
2019 26.08 million number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.63 million number 21.46 million number 24.89 million number 3
2000s 23.57 million number 21.79 million number 25.54 million number 10
2010s 25.81 million number 23.83 million number 28.14 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 23 Kenya 2.09 million number compare
  2. 24 Ghana 1.99 million number compare
  3. 25 Thailand 1.82 million number compare
  4. 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.70 million number compare
  5. 27 Morocco 1.68 million number compare
  6. 28 Peru 1.63 million number compare
  7. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.56 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA blend?
School age population, early childhood education, female in IDA blend was 26.08 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 28.14 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 21.46 million number in 1999.
How does IDA blend rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
IDA blend ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female 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/