School age population, early … School female educational development in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: School age population, early … School female educational development was 53.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
53.71 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
53.71 million number
in 2019
All-time low
30.07 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in IDA & IBRD total, 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997200820191997: 30.1M number1998: 31.2M number1999: 31.7M number2000: 32.1M number2001: 31.4M number2002: 31.3M number2003: 31.9M number2004: 32.1M number2005: 32.2M number2006: 32.3M number2007: 37.0M number2008: 37.4M number2009: 37.9M number2010: 38.8M number2011: 39.2M number2012: 40.2M number2013: 51.9M number2014: 47.5M number2015: 48.6M number2016: 51.8M number2017: 52.7M number2018: 53.1M number2019: 53.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA & IBRD total stood at 53.71 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 53.71 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.07 million number, in 1997.

That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 39 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.

School age population, early … School female educational development in IDA & IBRD total, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in IDA & IBRD total, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 30.07 million number —
1998 31.15 million number +3.6%
1999 31.72 million number +1.8%
2000 32.07 million number +1.1%
2001 31.41 million number -2.1%
2002 31.26 million number -0.5%
2003 31.85 million number +1.9%
2004 32.07 million number +0.7%
2005 32.15 million number +0.3%
2006 32.31 million number +0.5%
2007 37.04 million number +14.6%
2008 37.39 million number +0.9%
2009 37.89 million number +1.3%
2010 38.77 million number +2.3%
2011 39.21 million number +1.1%
2012 40.19 million number +2.5%
2013 51.85 million number +29.0%
2014 47.53 million number -8.3%
2015 48.55 million number +2.2%
2016 51.81 million number +6.7%
2017 52.66 million number +1.6%
2018 53.12 million number +0.9%
2019 53.71 million number +1.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early … School female educational development in IDA & IBRD total 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 +29.0% 40.19 million number 51.85 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.98 million number 30.07 million number 31.72 million number 3
2000s 33.54 million number 31.26 million number 37.89 million number 10
2010s 47.74 million number 38.77 million number 53.71 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

  1. 1 Nigeria 12.70 million number compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 9.60 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 4.83 million number compare
  4. 4 Mexico 3.24 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in IDA & IBRD total?
School age population, early childhood educational development in IDA & IBRD total was 53.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The highest recorded value was 53.71 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The lowest recorded value was 30.07 million number in 1997.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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/