School age population, early … School both sexes educational in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, early … School both sexes educational was 31.99 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
31.99 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
31.99 million number
in 2019
All-time low
17.93 million number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1998200820191998: 18.0M number1999: 17.9M number2000: 18.3M number2001: 18.6M number2002: 18.1M number2003: 19.0M number2004: 18.8M number2005: 19.4M number2006: 20.0M number2007: 20.6M number2008: 21.2M number2009: 21.8M number2010: 23.0M number2011: 23.6M number2012: 23.4M number2013: 24.6M number2014: 24.6M number2015: 25.3M number2016: 30.1M number2017: 30.8M number2018: 31.4M number2019: 32.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Pre-demographic dividend is 31.99 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 31.99 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.93 million number, in 1999.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 13th 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 22 years of available data.

School age population, early … School both sexes educational in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 17.98 million number —
1999 17.93 million number -0.3%
2000 18.34 million number +2.3%
2001 18.55 million number +1.2%
2002 18.05 million number -2.7%
2003 19.05 million number +5.5%
2004 18.77 million number -1.5%
2005 19.40 million number +3.4%
2006 19.95 million number +2.8%
2007 20.62 million number +3.4%
2008 21.22 million number +2.9%
2009 21.76 million number +2.6%
2010 22.99 million number +5.6%
2011 23.57 million number +2.6%
2012 23.38 million number -0.8%
2013 24.55 million number +5.0%
2014 24.57 million number +0.1%
2015 25.25 million number +2.8%
2016 30.12 million number +19.3%
2017 30.84 million number +2.4%
2018 31.45 million number +2.0%
2019 31.99 million number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.95 million number 17.93 million number 17.98 million number 2
2000s 19.57 million number 18.05 million number 21.76 million number 10
2010s 26.87 million number 22.99 million number 31.99 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 10 Yemen 2.47 million number compare
  2. 11 Germany 2.44 million number compare
  3. 12 Colombia 2.25 million number compare
  4. 13 Argentina 2.24 million number compare
  5. 14 Morocco 2.07 million number compare
  6. 15 Russia 1.90 million number compare
  7. 16 Peru 1.75 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Pre-demographic dividend?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Pre-demographic dividend was 31.99 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 31.99 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 17.93 million number in 1999.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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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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/