School age population, early childhood education, male in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: School age population, early childhood education, male was 1.64 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.64 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.69 million number
in 2016
All-time low
703,445 number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, male in United Kingdom, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200920201998: 778.4k number1999: 768.9k number2000: 758.8k number2001: 748.4k number2002: 734.1k number2003: 720.2k number2004: 708.7k number2005: 704.1k number2006: 703.4k number2007: 705.6k number2008: 711.1k number2009: 720.4k number2010: 735.7k number2011: 752.0k number2012: 780.6k number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.7M number2018: 1.7M number2019: 1.7M number2020: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in United Kingdom is 1.64 million number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 123.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 1.69 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 703,445 number, in 2006.

United Kingdom ranks 29th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in United Kingdom, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 778,386 number
1999 768,930 number -1.2%
2000 758,798 number -1.3%
2001 748,446 number -1.4%
2002 734,102 number -1.9%
2003 720,152 number -1.9%
2004 708,721 number -1.6%
2005 704,112 number -0.7%
2006 703,445 number -0.1%
2007 705,581 number +0.3%
2008 711,095 number +0.8%
2009 720,376 number +1.3%
2010 735,695 number +2.1%
2011 751,978 number +2.2%
2012 780,644 number +3.8%
2013 1.66 million number +112.9%
2014 1.68 million number +0.9%
2015 1.68 million number +0.4%
2016 1.69 million number +0.3%
2017 1.67 million number -0.8%
2018 1.66 million number -0.7%
2019 1.65 million number -0.6%
2020 1.64 million number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 773,658 number 768,930 number 778,386 number 2
2000s 721,483 number 703,445 number 758,798 number 10
2010s 1.40 million number 735,695 number 1.69 million number 10
2020s 1.64 million number 1.64 million number 1.64 million number 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 26 Morocco 1.77 million number compare
  2. 27 Tanzania 1.74 million number compare
  3. 28 Peru 1.70 million number compare
  4. 30 Guatemala 1.46 million number compare
  5. 31 Mozambique 1.45 million number compare
  6. 32 Uzbekistan 1.38 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in United Kingdom?
School age population, early childhood education, male in United Kingdom was 1.64 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.69 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 703,445 number in 2006.
How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 123.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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
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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/