School age population, early childhood educational development program in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 109.16 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
109.16 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
2nd
of 38 groups
All-time high
109.16 million number
in 2019
All-time low
61.97 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Low & middle income, 1997–2019

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M1997200820191997: 62.0M number1998: 64.2M number1999: 65.5M number2000: 66.2M number2001: 64.8M number2002: 64.6M number2003: 65.8M number2004: 66.3M number2005: 66.5M number2006: 67.3M number2007: 77.2M number2008: 77.9M number2009: 78.9M number2010: 80.6M number2011: 81.3M number2012: 83.2M number2013: 105.6M number2014: 96.6M number2015: 98.7M number2016: 105.2M number2017: 107.0M number2018: 108.0M number2019: 109.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development program in Low & middle income is 109.16 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Low & middle income peaked at 109.16 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.97 million number, in 1997.

That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.87 million number 61.97 million number 65.47 million number 3
2000s 69.54 million number 64.61 million number 78.93 million number 10
2010s 97.53 million number 80.57 million number 109.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 Nigeria 26.01 million number compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 19.60 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 9.99 million number compare
  4. 4 Mexico 6.63 million number compare
  5. 5 Vietnam 4.75 million number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Low & middle income?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Low & middle income was 109.16 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 109.16 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 61.97 million number in 1997.
How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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
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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/