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

IDA total: School age population, early childhood education, female was 72.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
72.71 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
8th
of 39 groups
All-time high
72.71 million number
in 2019
All-time low
52.74 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1997200820191997: 52.7M number1998: 57.7M number1999: 54.8M number2000: 55.9M number2001: 56.7M number2002: 57.3M number2003: 58.3M number2004: 59.2M number2005: 60.1M number2006: 61.0M number2007: 62.1M number2008: 63.2M number2009: 64.3M number2010: 65.7M number2011: 66.7M number2012: 67.9M number2013: 71.0M number2014: 67.2M number2015: 68.3M number2016: 69.8M number2017: 70.7M number2018: 71.8M number2019: 72.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA total stood at 72.71 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA total peaked at 72.71 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.74 million number, in 1997.

IDA total ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in IDA total, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 52.74 million number
1998 57.75 million number +9.5%
1999 54.78 million number -5.1%
2000 55.87 million number +2.0%
2001 56.67 million number +1.4%
2002 57.28 million number +1.1%
2003 58.25 million number +1.7%
2004 59.18 million number +1.6%
2005 60.10 million number +1.6%
2006 61.03 million number +1.5%
2007 62.11 million number +1.8%
2008 63.23 million number +1.8%
2009 64.28 million number +1.7%
2010 65.67 million number +2.2%
2011 66.74 million number +1.6%
2012 67.85 million number +1.7%
2013 71.01 million number +4.7%
2014 67.21 million number -5.3%
2015 68.28 million number +1.6%
2016 69.83 million number +2.3%
2017 70.68 million number +1.2%
2018 71.76 million number +1.5%
2019 72.71 million number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.09 million number 52.74 million number 57.75 million number 3
2000s 59.80 million number 55.87 million number 64.28 million number 10
2010s 69.18 million number 65.67 million number 72.71 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 5 Brazil 8.39 million number compare
  2. 6 Mexico 6.54 million number compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 5.08 million number compare
  4. 8 Russia 4.63 million number compare
  5. 9 Ethiopia 4.53 million number compare
  6. 10 Viet Nam 4.42 million number compare
  7. 11 Bangladesh 4.26 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in IDA total?
School age population, early childhood education, female in IDA total was 72.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 72.71 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 52.74 million number in 1997.
How does IDA total rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
IDA total ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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/