School age population, early … School both sexes educational in IDA blend

IDA blend: School age population, early … School both sexes educational was 26.02 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.02 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
20th
of 39 groups
All-time high
32.88 million number
in 2013
All-time low
23.44 million number
in 2014
Years of data
24
1996–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in IDA blend, 1996–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1996200720191996: 24.1M number1997: 24.1M number1998: 24.2M number1999: 24.3M number2000: 24.8M number2001: 25.3M number2002: 25.9M number2003: 26.5M number2004: 27.0M number2005: 27.5M number2006: 28.1M number2007: 28.9M number2008: 29.5M number2009: 30.1M number2010: 30.8M number2011: 31.4M number2012: 32.2M number2013: 32.9M number2014: 23.4M number2015: 24.0M number2016: 24.5M number2017: 25.1M number2018: 25.6M number2019: 26.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA blend recorded 26.02 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA blend peaked at 32.88 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.44 million number, in 2014.

That places IDA blend 20th 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 24 years of available data.

School age population, early … School both sexes educational in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in IDA blend, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 24.09 million number —
1997 24.09 million number +0.0%
1998 24.20 million number +0.5%
1999 24.30 million number +0.4%
2000 24.76 million number +1.9%
2001 25.26 million number +2.0%
2002 25.90 million number +2.5%
2003 26.46 million number +2.2%
2004 26.99 million number +2.0%
2005 27.54 million number +2.0%
2006 28.14 million number +2.2%
2007 28.87 million number +2.6%
2008 29.52 million number +2.3%
2009 30.14 million number +2.1%
2010 30.77 million number +2.1%
2011 31.44 million number +2.2%
2012 32.18 million number +2.4%
2013 32.88 million number +2.2%
2014 23.44 million number -28.7%
2015 23.97 million number +2.3%
2016 24.49 million number +2.2%
2017 25.10 million number +2.5%
2018 25.59 million number +2.0%
2019 26.02 million number +1.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early … School both sexes educational in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 -28.7% 32.88 million number 23.44 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.17 million number 24.09 million number 24.30 million number 4
2000s 27.36 million number 24.76 million number 30.14 million number 10
2010s 27.59 million number 23.44 million number 32.88 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 17 Guatemala 1.65 million number compare
  2. 18 United Kingdom 1.57 million number compare
  3. 19 Thailand 1.47 million number compare
  4. 20 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  5. 21 Cambodia 1.07 million number compare
  6. 22 Senegal 1.04 million number compare
  7. 23 Australia 994,950 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA blend?
School age population, early childhood educational development in IDA blend was 26.02 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 32.88 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 23.44 million number in 2014.
How does IDA blend rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
IDA blend ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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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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/