School age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School age population, early childhood educational development was 27.64 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 27.64 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income peaked at 27.64 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.86 million number, in 1997.
That places Upper middle income 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.86 million number | — |
| 1998 | 14.88 million number | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 15.55 million number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 15.42 million number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.62 million number | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 14.69 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.75 million number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.72 million number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.76 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.84 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.18 million number | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 19.20 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.16 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 19.40 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 19.44 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.34 million number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 25.49 million number | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 25.83 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.49 million number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 26.77 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.23 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.64 million number | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +29.2% | 14.84 million number | 19.18 million number |
| 2013 | +25.3% | 20.34 million number | 25.49 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.76 million number | 13.86 million number | 15.55 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.13 million number | 14.62 million number | 19.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.60 million number | 19.40 million number | 27.64 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More reference data data for Upper middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,308 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 300.54 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 300.23 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 7.5 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 19.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 41.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income was 27.64 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.64 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.86 million number in 1997.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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/