School age population, early childhood educational development program in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 1.57 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.57 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.66 million number
in 2013
All-time low
1.57 million number
in 2020
Years of data
8
2013–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development program in United Kingdom, 2013–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2013201620202013: 1.7M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.6M number2020: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood educational development program in United Kingdom stood at 1.57 million number. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

United Kingdom ranks 18th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.63 million number 1.59 million number 1.66 million number 7
2020s 1.57 million number 1.57 million number 1.57 million number 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 15 Russia 1.90 million number compare
  2. 16 Peru 1.75 million number compare
  3. 17 Guatemala 1.65 million number compare
  4. 19 Thailand 1.47 million number compare
  5. 20 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  6. 21 Cambodia 1.07 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in United Kingdom?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in United Kingdom was 1.57 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2020.
How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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/