School age population, early childhood education, female in Low income
Low income: School age population, early childhood education, female was 29.73 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Low income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Low income stood at 29.73 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Low income peaked at 29.73 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.91 million number, in 1997.
That places Low income 22nd 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.91 million number | — |
| 1998 | 17.41 million number | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 17.77 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 18.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 18.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 19.15 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 19.67 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.18 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 20.73 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 21.22 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.67 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 22.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.77 million number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.62 million number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.12 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.66 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.60 million number | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 27.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.55 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.52 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 28.72 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.24 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 29.73 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.03 million number | 15.91 million number | 17.77 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.44 million number | 18.18 million number | 22.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.99 million number | 23.62 million number | 29.73 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Low income?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Low income was 29.73 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 29.73 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.91 million number in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Low income ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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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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/