School age population, early childhood education, male in Low income

Low income: School age population, early childhood education, male was 30.50 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
30.50 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
22nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
30.50 million number
in 2019
All-time low
16.22 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Low income, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997200820191997: 16.2M number1998: 17.7M number1999: 18.1M number2000: 18.5M number2001: 18.9M number2002: 19.5M number2003: 20.1M number2004: 20.6M number2005: 21.2M number2006: 21.7M number2007: 22.2M number2008: 22.7M number2009: 23.3M number2010: 24.1M number2011: 24.6M number2012: 25.2M number2013: 27.2M number2014: 27.8M number2015: 28.2M number2016: 29.2M number2017: 29.4M number2018: 30.0M number2019: 30.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Low income is 30.50 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Low income peaked at 30.50 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.22 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, male in Low income, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Low income, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 16.22 million number
1998 17.72 million number +9.2%
1999 18.09 million number +2.1%
2000 18.51 million number +2.3%
2001 18.95 million number +2.4%
2002 19.50 million number +2.9%
2003 20.07 million number +2.9%
2004 20.61 million number +2.7%
2005 21.17 million number +2.7%
2006 21.68 million number +2.4%
2007 22.15 million number +2.2%
2008 22.73 million number +2.6%
2009 23.27 million number +2.4%
2010 24.13 million number +3.7%
2011 24.65 million number +2.1%
2012 25.21 million number +2.3%
2013 27.23 million number +8.0%
2014 27.76 million number +2.0%
2015 28.23 million number +1.7%
2016 29.22 million number +3.5%
2017 29.44 million number +0.8%
2018 29.98 million number +1.8%
2019 30.50 million number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.34 million number 16.22 million number 18.09 million number 3
2000s 20.86 million number 18.51 million number 23.27 million number 10
2010s 27.63 million number 24.13 million number 30.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 19 Colombia 2.29 million number compare
  2. 20 Argentina 2.29 million number compare
  3. 21 Myanmar 2.28 million number compare
  4. 22 Uganda 2.24 million number compare
  5. 23 Kenya 2.12 million number compare
  6. 24 Ghana 2.08 million number compare
  7. 25 Thailand 1.93 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Low income?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Low income was 30.50 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 30.50 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 16.22 million number in 1997.
How does Low income rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Low income ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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, 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/