School age population, early childhood education, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School age population, early childhood education, male was 45.62 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Least developed countries stood at 45.62 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Least developed countries peaked at 45.62 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.67 million number, in 1997.
Least developed countries ranks 20th 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.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.67 million number | — |
| 1998 | 29.98 million number | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 30.46 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 31.24 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 31.69 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 31.86 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.44 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 32.84 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.48 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 33.97 million number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 34.61 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.17 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 36.59 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 36.76 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.21 million number | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 39.54 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.15 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.93 million number | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 44.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.00 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 45.62 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.37 million number | 24.67 million number | 30.46 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.14 million number | 31.24 million number | 35.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.72 million number | 36.05 million number | 45.62 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Least developed countries?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Least developed countries was 45.62 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 45.62 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.67 million number in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/