School age population, early … School female educational development in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School age population, early … School female educational development was 2.97 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.97 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
31st
of 39 groups
All-time high
2.97 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.40 million number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M1997200820191997: 2.0M number1998: 2.0M number1999: 2.0M number2000: 2.0M number2001: 1.9M number2002: 1.4M number2003: 1.7M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.6M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 2.1M number2011: 2.1M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 2.5M number2014: 2.2M number2015: 2.3M number2016: 2.9M number2017: 2.9M number2018: 2.9M number2019: 3.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 2.97 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 2.97 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million number, in 2002.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 31st of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, early … School female educational development in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 1.97 million number —
1998 1.97 million number +0.0%
1999 1.96 million number -0.8%
2000 1.99 million number +1.9%
2001 1.90 million number -4.5%
2002 1.40 million number -26.7%
2003 1.66 million number +19.0%
2004 1.50 million number -9.9%
2005 1.58 million number +5.7%
2006 1.60 million number +1.5%
2007 1.63 million number +1.8%
2008 1.66 million number +1.8%
2009 1.69 million number +1.8%
2010 2.07 million number +22.1%
2011 2.10 million number +1.6%
2012 1.70 million number -19.1%
2013 2.49 million number +46.4%
2014 2.25 million number -9.7%
2015 2.34 million number +3.9%
2016 2.88 million number +23.1%
2017 2.92 million number +1.4%
2018 2.95 million number +1.1%
2019 2.97 million number +0.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early … School female educational development in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 +46.4% 1.70 million number 2.49 million number
2002 -26.7% 1.90 million number 1.40 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.97 million number 1.96 million number 1.97 million number 3
2000s 1.66 million number 1.40 million number 1.99 million number 10
2010s 2.47 million number 1.70 million number 2.97 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 28 Kazakhstan 377,404 number compare
  2. 29 Haiti 374,805 number compare
  3. 30 Chile 336,947 number compare
  4. 31 North Korea 336,710 number compare
  5. 32 Saudi Arabia 298,118 number compare
  6. 33 Benin 281,629 number compare
  7. 34 Romania 278,713 number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 2.97 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 2.97 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 2002.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/