School age population, early childhood educational development program in South Asia

South Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 4.83 million number in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
4.83 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
24th
of 39 groups
All-time high
4.83 million number
in 2013
All-time low
4.11 million number
in 1996
Years of data
18
1996–2013

School age population, early childhood educational development program in South Asia, 1996–2013

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1996200420131996: 4.1M number1997: 4.1M number1998: 4.2M number1999: 4.2M number2000: 4.2M number2001: 4.3M number2002: 4.3M number2003: 4.3M number2004: 4.3M number2005: 4.3M number2006: 4.4M number2007: 4.4M number2008: 4.5M number2009: 4.5M number2010: 4.6M number2011: 4.7M number2012: 4.8M number2013: 4.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development program in South Asia is 4.83 million number, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in South Asia peaked at 4.83 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.11 million number, in 1996.

That places South Asia 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.14 million number 4.11 million number 4.19 million number 4
2000s 4.36 million number 4.23 million number 4.53 million number 10
2010s 4.71 million number 4.60 million number 4.83 million number 4

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 21 Cambodia 524,186 number compare
  2. 22 Senegal 512,067 number compare
  3. 23 Venezuela 488,128 number compare
  4. 24 Australia 484,100 number compare
  5. 25 Guinea 395,634 number
  6. 26 South Korea 393,379 number
  7. 27 Canada 378,501 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in South Asia?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in South Asia was 4.83 million number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4.83 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.11 million number in 1996.
How does South Asia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
South Asia ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2013.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Asia 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

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/