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

IDA only: School age population, early childhood education, female was 46.38 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.38 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
17th
of 39 groups
All-time high
46.38 million number
in 2019
All-time low
27.79 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1997200820191997: 27.8M number1998: 32.5M number1999: 32.9M number2000: 33.7M number2001: 34.2M number2002: 34.4M number2003: 35.0M number2004: 35.6M number2005: 36.2M number2006: 36.7M number2007: 37.3M number2008: 37.9M number2009: 38.5M number2010: 39.4M number2011: 40.0M number2012: 40.2M number2013: 42.6M number2014: 43.1M number2015: 43.8M number2016: 44.8M number2017: 45.2M number2018: 45.8M number2019: 46.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA only stood at 46.38 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA only peaked at 46.38 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.79 million number, in 1997.

IDA only ranks 17th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 only, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in IDA only, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 27.79 million number
1998 32.45 million number +16.8%
1999 32.94 million number +1.5%
2000 33.72 million number +2.4%
2001 34.18 million number +1.4%
2002 34.36 million number +0.5%
2003 34.96 million number +1.7%
2004 35.55 million number +1.7%
2005 36.17 million number +1.7%
2006 36.71 million number +1.5%
2007 37.29 million number +1.6%
2008 37.94 million number +1.7%
2009 38.51 million number +1.5%
2010 39.42 million number +2.3%
2011 39.98 million number +1.4%
2012 40.16 million number +0.4%
2013 42.65 million number +6.2%
2014 43.15 million number +1.2%
2015 43.75 million number +1.4%
2016 44.85 million number +2.5%
2017 45.19 million number +0.8%
2018 45.82 million number +1.4%
2019 46.38 million number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.06 million number 27.79 million number 32.94 million number 3
2000s 35.94 million number 33.72 million number 38.51 million number 10
2010s 43.13 million number 39.42 million number 46.38 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 14 Angola 3.33 million number compare
  2. 15 Türkiye 3.32 million number compare
  3. 16 Egypt 2.45 million number compare
  4. 17 Yemen 2.39 million number compare
  5. 18 Germany 2.31 million number compare
  6. 19 Myanmar 2.24 million number compare
  7. 20 Argentina 2.20 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA only?
School age population, early childhood education, female in IDA only was 46.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 46.38 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 27.79 million number in 1997.
How does IDA only rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
IDA only ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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/