School age population, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: School age population, early childhood education, female was 44.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
44.46 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
18th
of 39 groups
All-time high
44.46 million number
in 2019
All-time low
24.21 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1997200820191997: 24.2M number1998: 29.4M number1999: 29.9M number2000: 30.6M number2001: 31.1M number2002: 31.2M number2003: 31.8M number2004: 32.1M number2005: 32.8M number2006: 33.4M number2007: 33.2M number2008: 33.8M number2009: 34.3M number2010: 35.2M number2011: 35.7M number2012: 35.9M number2013: 38.2M number2014: 38.6M number2015: 39.1M number2016: 42.9M number2017: 43.2M number2018: 43.9M number2019: 44.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 44.46 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. 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 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries peaked at 44.46 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.21 million number, in 1997.

Least developed countries ranks 18th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.82 million number 24.21 million number 29.87 million number 3
2000s 32.42 million number 30.62 million number 34.35 million number 10
2010s 39.71 million number 35.20 million number 44.46 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 15 Türkiye 3.32 million number compare
  2. 16 Egypt 2.45 million number compare
  3. 17 Yemen 2.39 million number compare
  4. 18 Germany 2.31 million number compare
  5. 19 Myanmar 2.24 million number compare
  6. 20 Argentina 2.20 million number compare
  7. 21 Uganda 2.20 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Least developed countries was 44.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 44.46 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 24.21 million number in 1997.
How does Least developed countries rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Least developed countries ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries 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
Last refreshed

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/