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School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) by country

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged...

Countries reporting
92
Highest
26.01 million number
Nigeria
Lowest
842 number
British Virgin Islands
Median
303,960 number
Years covered
49
1972–2020
Data points
2,087

What the numbers show

School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 26.01 million number in Nigeria; the lowest is 842 number in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 303,960 number, and the mean is 1.30 million number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30,886.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (up 291.5%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 62.8%).

School age population, early childhood educational development program: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 26.01 million number 2019 up 25.6% rising
2 Indonesia 19.60 million number 2019 up 7.3% rising
3 Pakistan 9.99 million number 2013 up 11.4% rising
4 Mexico 6.63 million number 2019 down 1.0% flat
5 Vietnam 4.75 million number 2019 up 5.0% flat
6 South Africa 3.44 million number 2019 up 75.4% rising
7 Myanmar 2.73 million number 2019 down 10.0% falling
8 Turkey 2.68 million number 2019 up 2.3% flat
9 Ghana 2.49 million number 2019 up 25.9% rising
10 Yemen 2.47 million number 2019 up 7.0% rising
11 Germany 2.44 million number 2020 up 19.9% rising
12 Colombia 2.25 million number 2019 up 3.4% flat
13 Argentina 2.24 million number 2019 up 3.7% rising
14 Morocco 2.07 million number 2019 up 5.7% volatile
15 Russia 1.90 million number 2020 up 20.8% rising
16 Peru 1.75 million number 2019 up 3.5% flat
17 Guatemala 1.65 million number 2019 up 5.2% rising
18 United Kingdom 1.57 million number 2020 down 5.3% falling
19 Thailand 1.47 million number 2019 down 9.8% falling
20 Spain 1.19 million number 2020 down 20.7% falling
21 Cambodia 1.07 million number 2019 up 6.0% rising
22 Senegal 1.04 million number 2003 — falling
23 Australia 994,950 number 2019 up 17.0% rising
24 Venezuela 994,614 number 2019 down 14.0% flat
25 South Korea 808,340 number 2019 down 13.7% falling
26 Guinea 796,289 number 2019 up 16.1% rising
27 Kazakhstan 779,462 number 2020 up 0.1% flat
28 Canada 775,524 number 2019 up 9.8% rising
29 Haiti 764,381 number 2019 down 0.6% flat
30 North Korea 689,532 number 2019 down 8.1% falling
31 Chile 686,847 number 2019 up 42.9% rising
32 Saudi Arabia 606,183 number 2019 up 1.5% flat
33 Romania 573,091 number 2020 down 12.8% falling
34 Benin 571,445 number 2011 up 21.4% rising
35 Zambia 542,853 number 2013 down 49.8% falling
36 Israel 507,578 number 2019 up 6.3% rising
37 Laos 478,317 number 2019 up 0.9% flat
38 El Salvador 463,205 number 2019 down 5.5% falling
39 Mauritania 409,120 number 2019 up 38.6% rising
40 United Arab Emirates 398,703 number 2019 down 2.7% flat
41 Nicaragua 394,858 number 2019 down 1.7% flat
42 Oman 360,759 number 2019 up 26.8% rising
43 Cuba 352,251 number 2019 down 3.0% falling
44 Greece 333,053 number 2020 down 22.0% falling
45 Panama 311,081 number 2019 up 34.8% rising
46 Kyrgyzstan 307,734 number 2020 up 4.4% flat
47 Azerbaijan 300,185 number 2019 up 21.8% rising
48 Paraguay 280,305 number 2019 up 2.2% rising
49 Costa Rica 279,650 number 2019 down 1.5% falling
50 Turkmenistan 274,019 number 2019 up 6.6% rising
51 Austria 269,277 number 2020 up 15.4% flat
52 Sweden 240,052 number 2020 up 9.0% rising
53 Namibia 198,148 number 2019 up 28.6% rising
54 Eritrea 187,884 number 2012 up 47.4% rising
55 Denmark 187,321 number 2020 up 0.0% flat
56 New Zealand 179,312 number 2019 up 182.7% volatile
57 Mongolia 177,415 number 2009 down 36.5% falling
58 Uruguay 142,244 number 2019 up 1.8% flat
59 Jamaica 140,504 number 2019 down 0.7% flat
60 Serbia 128,895 number 2019 down 2.0% flat
61 Norway 120,227 number 2020 down 5.1% falling
62 Belarus 116,164 number 2019 down 40.3% falling
63 Equatorial Guinea 114,400 number 2019 up 23.1% rising
64 Finland 106,771 number 2020 down 13.8% falling
65 Hungary 90,865 number 2020 down 5.1% falling
66 Lithuania 87,440 number 2019 up 51.3% rising
67 Qatar 80,589 number 2019 up 19.3% rising
68 Gambia 80,230 number 2020 up 30.7% rising
69 Hong Kong 78,686 number 2004 down 32.6% falling
70 Croatia 75,908 number 2019 down 17.0% rising
71 Moldova 70,209 number 2019 down 10.5% falling
72 Albania 67,965 number 2019 up 1.1% flat
73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57,062 number 2019 — rising
74 North Macedonia 45,820 number 2019 up 3.5% falling
75 Bahrain 43,211 number 2019 up 22.2% rising
76 Latvia 42,910 number 2019 down 6.4% rising
77 Slovenia 40,908 number 2020 down 0.5% rising
78 Estonia 40,725 number 2020 down 11.2% falling
79 Cyprus 28,025 number 2019 — flat
80 Montenegro 14,755 number 2019 down 8.3% falling
81 Mauritius 12,807 number 2019 down 16.6% falling
82 Iceland 12,060 number 2020 down 16.7% falling
83 Barbados 9,101 number 2019 down 5.9% falling
84 Sao Tome and Principe 6,326 number 2019 down 45.7% falling
85 Grenada 5,420 number 2019 down 5.1% flat
86 Antigua and Barbuda 4,432 number 2019 up 61.5% rising
87 Saint Lucia 4,385 number 2019 down 2.5% rising
88 Dominica 2,814 number 2019 up 3.9% flat
89 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,758 number 2019 up 291.5% rising
90 Cayman Islands 1,395 number 2019 down 62.8% volatile
91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,389 number 2019 down 3.1% falling
92 British Virgin Islands 842 number 2019 down 17.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/