School age population, early childhood educational development program in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 53.17 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
53.17 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
6th
of 39 groups
All-time high
59.16 million number
in 2013
All-time low
37.88 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Early-demographic dividend, 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997200820191997: 37.9M number1998: 40.1M number1999: 41.2M number2000: 41.7M number2001: 40.2M number2002: 40.5M number2003: 40.8M number2004: 41.7M number2005: 42.0M number2006: 42.2M number2007: 42.5M number2008: 42.7M number2009: 43.4M number2010: 43.5M number2011: 44.1M number2012: 44.3M number2013: 59.2M number2014: 49.9M number2015: 50.6M number2016: 52.2M number2017: 53.1M number2018: 53.5M number2019: 53.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development program in Early-demographic dividend is 53.17 million number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 59.16 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.88 million number, in 1997.

That places Early-demographic dividend 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.71 million number 37.88 million number 41.19 million number 3
2000s 41.76 million number 40.19 million number 43.44 million number 10
2010s 50.36 million number 43.49 million number 59.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 3 Pakistan 9.99 million number compare
  2. 4 Mexico 6.63 million number compare
  3. 5 Vietnam 4.75 million number compare
  4. 6 South Africa 3.44 million number compare
  5. 7 Myanmar 2.73 million number compare
  6. 8 Turkey 2.68 million number compare
  7. 9 Ghana 2.49 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Early-demographic dividend?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Early-demographic dividend was 53.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 59.16 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 37.88 million number in 1997.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/