School age population, early childhood education, female in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, early childhood education, female was 48.03 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.03 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
16th
of 39 groups
All-time high
48.03 million number
in 2019
All-time low
28.69 million number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1998200820191998: 31.9M number1999: 28.7M number2000: 29.4M number2001: 30.0M number2002: 30.4M number2003: 31.6M number2004: 32.1M number2005: 33.0M number2006: 33.9M number2007: 34.1M number2008: 35.2M number2009: 36.1M number2010: 37.4M number2011: 38.4M number2012: 39.1M number2013: 40.4M number2014: 41.1M number2015: 42.0M number2016: 45.6M number2017: 46.3M number2018: 47.2M number2019: 48.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 48.03 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 48.03 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.69 million number, in 1999.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 16th 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 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 31.85 million number
1999 28.69 million number -9.9%
2000 29.37 million number +2.4%
2001 30.01 million number +2.2%
2002 30.43 million number +1.4%
2003 31.59 million number +3.8%
2004 32.09 million number +1.6%
2005 33.00 million number +2.8%
2006 33.92 million number +2.8%
2007 34.14 million number +0.6%
2008 35.15 million number +3.0%
2009 36.13 million number +2.8%
2010 37.41 million number +3.6%
2011 38.39 million number +2.6%
2012 39.06 million number +1.7%
2013 40.38 million number +3.4%
2014 41.09 million number +1.7%
2015 42.05 million number +2.3%
2016 45.57 million number +8.4%
2017 46.27 million number +1.5%
2018 47.20 million number +2.0%
2019 48.03 million number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.27 million number 28.69 million number 31.85 million number 2
2000s 32.58 million number 29.37 million number 36.13 million number 10
2010s 42.55 million number 37.41 million number 48.03 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 13 South Africa 4.01 million number compare
  2. 14 Angola 3.33 million number compare
  3. 15 Türkiye 3.32 million number compare
  4. 16 Egypt 2.45 million number compare
  5. 17 Yemen 2.39 million number compare
  6. 18 Germany 2.31 million number compare
  7. 19 Myanmar 2.24 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 48.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 48.03 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 28.69 million number in 1999.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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/