School age population, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 7.15 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.15 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
22nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
7.15 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.63 million number
in 2012
Years of data
24
1996–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1996–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1996200720191996: 3.0M number1997: 3.0M number1998: 3.0M number1999: 3.0M number2000: 3.3M number2001: 3.2M number2002: 2.7M number2003: 2.9M number2004: 2.7M number2005: 2.8M number2006: 2.8M number2007: 2.8M number2008: 2.8M number2009: 2.8M number2010: 3.1M number2011: 3.1M number2012: 2.6M number2013: 4.4M number2014: 4.2M number2015: 4.2M number2016: 6.9M number2017: 7.0M number2018: 7.1M number2019: 7.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 7.15 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development program in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 159.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 7.15 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million number, in 2012.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 22nd 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 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.02 million number 3.01 million number 3.04 million number 4
2000s 2.86 million number 2.66 million number 3.28 million number 10
2010s 4.98 million number 2.63 million number 7.15 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

  1. 19 Thailand 714,479 number compare
  2. 20 Spain 576,287 number compare
  3. 21 Cambodia 524,186 number compare
  4. 22 Senegal 512,067 number compare
  5. 23 Venezuela 488,128 number compare
  6. 24 Australia 484,100 number compare
  7. 25 Guinea 395,634 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Least developed countries: UN classification was 7.15 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 7.15 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million number in 2012.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 159.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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/