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

Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, early childhood education, male was 49.50 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

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

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1998200820191998: 32.6M number1999: 29.3M number2000: 30.0M number2001: 30.7M number2002: 31.1M number2003: 32.3M number2004: 32.9M number2005: 33.8M number2006: 34.8M number2007: 35.0M number2008: 36.1M number2009: 37.1M number2010: 38.5M number2011: 39.5M number2012: 40.2M number2013: 41.6M number2014: 42.3M number2015: 43.3M number2016: 46.9M number2017: 47.6M number2018: 48.6M number2019: 49.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 49.50 million number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 49.50 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.33 million number, in 1999.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 32.62 million number
1999 29.33 million number -10.1%
2000 30.03 million number +2.4%
2001 30.69 million number +2.2%
2002 31.14 million number +1.4%
2003 32.34 million number +3.9%
2004 32.87 million number +1.6%
2005 33.81 million number +2.9%
2006 34.77 million number +2.8%
2007 35.04 million number +0.8%
2008 36.11 million number +3.0%
2009 37.13 million number +2.8%
2010 38.46 million number +3.6%
2011 39.48 million number +2.6%
2012 40.18 million number +1.8%
2013 41.55 million number +3.4%
2014 42.29 million number +1.8%
2015 43.30 million number +2.4%
2016 46.91 million number +8.4%
2017 47.65 million number +1.6%
2018 48.62 million number +2.0%
2019 49.50 million number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.98 million number 29.33 million number 32.62 million number 2
2000s 33.39 million number 30.03 million number 37.13 million number 10
2010s 43.79 million number 38.46 million number 49.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 13 South Africa 4.11 million number compare
  2. 14 Türkiye 3.48 million number compare
  3. 15 Angola 3.39 million number compare
  4. 16 Egypt 2.61 million number compare
  5. 17 Yemen 2.49 million number compare
  6. 18 Germany 2.44 million number compare
  7. 19 Colombia 2.29 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 49.50 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 49.50 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 29.33 million number in 1999.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, 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/