School age population, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School age population, early childhood educational development was 7.15 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 7.15 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development 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 in Least developed countries peaked at 7.15 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million number, in 2012.
That places Least developed countries 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.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.02 million number | — |
| 1997 | 3.02 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.04 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.28 million number | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 3.18 million number | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.66 million number | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 2.92 million number | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.69 million number | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.77 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.78 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.78 million number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.09 million number | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 3.08 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million number | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 4.42 million number | +68.0% |
| 2014 | 4.17 million number | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.25 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.92 million number | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 6.99 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.07 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.15 million number | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +68.0% | 2.63 million number | 4.42 million number |
| 2016 | +62.7% | 4.25 million number | 6.92 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Least developed countries was 7.15 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.15 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million number in 2012.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Least developed countries ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- 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 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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About this data
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/