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

IDA only: School age population, early … School both sexes educational was 13.10 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.10 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
23rd
of 39 groups
All-time high
13.10 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.15 million number
in 2002
Years of data
24
1996–2019

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M1996200720191996: 7.7M number1997: 7.7M number1998: 7.8M number1999: 7.8M number2000: 8.3M number2001: 8.2M number2002: 7.2M number2003: 7.7M number2004: 7.7M number2005: 7.8M number2006: 7.9M number2007: 7.9M number2008: 8.0M number2009: 8.0M number2010: 8.7M number2011: 8.7M number2012: 7.8M number2013: 11.7M number2014: 11.5M number2015: 11.7M number2016: 12.8M number2017: 13.0M number2018: 13.0M number2019: 13.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA only is 13.10 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA only peaked at 13.10 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.15 million number, in 2002.

That places IDA only 23rd 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 only, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in IDA only, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 7.74 million number —
1997 7.74 million number +0.0%
1998 7.77 million number +0.4%
1999 7.75 million number -0.3%
2000 8.33 million number +7.4%
2001 8.15 million number -2.1%
2002 7.15 million number -12.3%
2003 7.70 million number +7.6%
2004 7.67 million number -0.3%
2005 7.85 million number +2.3%
2006 7.88 million number +0.5%
2007 7.95 million number +0.8%
2008 7.97 million number +0.2%
2009 7.96 million number -0.1%
2010 8.67 million number +8.9%
2011 8.70 million number +0.3%
2012 7.84 million number -9.9%
2013 11.70 million number +49.3%
2014 11.52 million number -1.5%
2015 11.73 million number +1.8%
2016 12.84 million number +9.5%
2017 12.95 million number +0.9%
2018 13.04 million number +0.7%
2019 13.10 million number +0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early … School both sexes educational in IDA only 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
2013 +49.3% 7.84 million number 11.70 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.75 million number 7.74 million number 7.77 million number 4
2000s 7.86 million number 7.15 million number 8.33 million number 10
2010s 11.21 million number 7.84 million number 13.10 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 20 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  2. 21 Cambodia 1.07 million number compare
  3. 22 Senegal 1.04 million number compare
  4. 23 Australia 994,950 number compare
  5. 24 Venezuela 994,614 number compare
  6. 25 South Korea 808,340 number compare
  7. 26 Guinea 796,289 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA only?
School age population, early childhood educational development in IDA only was 13.10 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 13.10 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 7.15 million number in 2002.
How does IDA only rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
IDA only ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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/