School age population, early childhood education, male in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: School age population, early childhood education, male was 59.99 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
59.99 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
80.18 million number
in 1996
All-time low
47.55 million number
in 2006
Years of data
24
1996–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1996–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1996200720191996: 80.2M number1997: 76.0M number1998: 57.2M number1999: 51.8M number2000: 50.9M number2001: 49.4M number2002: 49.1M number2003: 49.3M number2004: 50.0M number2005: 48.6M number2006: 47.6M number2007: 51.8M number2008: 51.2M number2009: 51.1M number2010: 52.0M number2011: 51.6M number2012: 53.0M number2013: 56.8M number2014: 57.5M number2015: 58.2M number2016: 58.6M number2017: 59.0M number2018: 59.2M number2019: 60.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Late-demographic dividend is 59.99 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 80.18 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 47.55 million number, in 2006.

That places Late-demographic dividend 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 80.18 million number
1997 75.99 million number -5.2%
1998 57.21 million number -24.7%
1999 51.78 million number -9.5%
2000 50.94 million number -1.6%
2001 49.38 million number -3.1%
2002 49.07 million number -0.6%
2003 49.33 million number +0.5%
2004 49.96 million number +1.3%
2005 48.56 million number -2.8%
2006 47.55 million number -2.1%
2007 51.77 million number +8.9%
2008 51.19 million number -1.1%
2009 51.07 million number -0.2%
2010 51.98 million number +1.8%
2011 51.61 million number -0.7%
2012 53.02 million number +2.7%
2013 56.77 million number +7.1%
2014 57.53 million number +1.4%
2015 58.22 million number +1.2%
2016 58.64 million number +0.7%
2017 58.99 million number +0.6%
2018 59.20 million number +0.4%
2019 59.99 million number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.29 million number 51.78 million number 80.18 million number 4
2000s 49.88 million number 47.55 million number 51.77 million number 10
2010s 56.60 million number 51.61 million number 59.99 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 10 Ethiopia 4.66 million number compare
  2. 11 Bangladesh 4.45 million number compare
  3. 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.33 million number compare
  4. 13 South Africa 4.11 million number compare
  5. 14 Turkey 3.48 million number compare
  6. 15 Angola 3.39 million number compare
  7. 16 Egypt 2.61 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Late-demographic dividend?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Late-demographic dividend was 59.99 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 80.18 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 47.55 million number in 2006.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/