School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) by country

Male 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...

Countries reporting
92
Highest
13.31 million number
Nigeria
Lowest
431 number
British Virgin Islands
Median
158,508 number
Years covered
49
1972–2020
Data points
2,087

What the numbers show

School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 13.31 million number in Nigeria; the lowest is 431 number in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 158,508 number, and the mean is 666,885 number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30,880.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (up 286.6%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 62.8%).

School age population, early childhood educational development program: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 13.31 million number 2019 up 25.8% rising
2 Indonesia 10.00 million number 2019 up 6.6% rising
3 Pakistan 5.17 million number 2013 up 10.8% rising
4 Mexico 3.39 million number 2019 down 1.0% flat
5 Vietnam 2.51 million number 2019 up 4.7% flat
6 South Africa 1.74 million number 2019 up 75.9% rising
7 Myanmar 1.38 million number 2019 down 9.9% falling
8 Turkey 1.37 million number 2019 up 2.4% flat
9 Ghana 1.27 million number 2019 up 26.0% rising
10 Yemen 1.26 million number 2019 up 7.0% rising
11 Germany 1.25 million number 2020 up 19.9% rising
12 Colombia 1.15 million number 2019 up 3.5% flat
13 Argentina 1.14 million number 2019 up 3.7% rising
14 Morocco 1.06 million number 2019 up 5.4% volatile
15 Russia 974,651 number 2020 up 21.2% rising
16 Peru 896,777 number 2019 up 4.4% flat
17 Guatemala 843,233 number 2019 up 5.2% rising
18 United Kingdom 805,921 number 2020 down 5.2% falling
19 Thailand 756,826 number 2019 down 9.8% falling
20 Spain 613,115 number 2020 down 20.9% falling
21 Cambodia 542,988 number 2019 up 5.1% rising
22 Senegal 524,259 number 2003 falling
23 Australia 510,850 number 2019 up 17.0% rising
24 Venezuela 506,486 number 2019 down 14.3% flat
25 South Korea 414,961 number 2019 down 13.4% falling
26 Kazakhstan 402,058 number 2020 up 0.4% flat
27 Guinea 400,655 number 2019 up 16.3% rising
28 Canada 397,023 number 2019 up 9.2% flat
29 Haiti 389,576 number 2019 down 0.7% flat
30 North Korea 352,822 number 2019 down 7.7% falling
31 Chile 349,900 number 2019 up 42.9% rising
32 Saudi Arabia 308,065 number 2019 up 1.9% flat
33 Romania 294,378 number 2020 down 12.8% falling
34 Benin 289,816 number 2011 up 21.5% rising
35 Zambia 274,355 number 2013 down 49.5% falling
36 Israel 260,283 number 2019 up 6.3% rising
37 Laos 244,064 number 2019 up 1.3% flat
38 El Salvador 236,994 number 2019 down 5.4% falling
39 Mauritania 208,363 number 2019 up 39.0% rising
40 United Arab Emirates 201,911 number 2019 down 5.1% falling
41 Nicaragua 201,506 number 2019 down 1.7% flat
42 Oman 186,644 number 2019 up 28.1% rising
43 Cuba 180,963 number 2019 down 3.3% falling
44 Greece 171,760 number 2020 down 21.8% falling
45 Azerbaijan 159,559 number 2019 up 21.4% rising
46 Panama 159,055 number 2019 up 34.9% rising
47 Kyrgyzstan 157,960 number 2020 up 4.7% flat
48 Paraguay 143,406 number 2019 up 2.3% rising
49 Costa Rica 143,118 number 2019 down 1.5% falling
50 Turkmenistan 139,090 number 2019 up 6.6% rising
51 Austria 138,286 number 2020 up 15.5% flat
52 Sweden 123,402 number 2020 up 8.9% rising
53 Namibia 99,114 number 2019 up 28.7% rising
54 Denmark 96,170 number 2020 down 0.2% flat
55 Eritrea 95,830 number 2012 up 47.9% rising
56 New Zealand 92,129 number 2019 up 182.7% volatile
57 Mongolia 89,665 number 2009 down 36.4% falling
58 Uruguay 72,757 number 2019 up 1.8% flat
59 Jamaica 71,849 number 2019 down 0.2% flat
60 Serbia 66,372 number 2019 down 2.0% flat
61 Norway 61,890 number 2020 down 5.1% falling
62 Belarus 59,240 number 2019 down 40.8% falling
63 Equatorial Guinea 57,895 number 2019 up 23.0% rising
64 Finland 54,676 number 2020 down 13.7% falling
65 Hungary 46,680 number 2020 down 4.7% falling
66 Lithuania 44,949 number 2019 up 52.6% rising
67 Hong Kong 41,328 number 2004 down 33.0% falling
68 Qatar 41,016 number 2019 up 18.1% rising
69 Gambia 40,516 number 2020 up 30.8% rising
70 Croatia 39,135 number 2019 down 16.8% rising
71 Moldova 36,160 number 2019 down 10.2% falling
72 Albania 35,385 number 2019 down 0.1% flat
73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29,378 number 2019 rising
74 North Macedonia 23,675 number 2019 up 3.1% falling
75 Latvia 22,328 number 2019 down 4.2% rising
76 Bahrain 21,886 number 2019 up 20.8% rising
77 Estonia 21,208 number 2020 down 10.1% falling
78 Slovenia 21,020 number 2020 down 0.8% rising
79 Cyprus 14,352 number 2019 flat
80 Montenegro 7,650 number 2019 down 9.1% falling
81 Mauritius 6,527 number 2019 down 16.6% falling
82 Iceland 6,208 number 2020 down 16.5% falling
83 Barbados 4,632 number 2019 down 5.2% falling
84 Sao Tome and Principe 3,200 number 2019 down 45.7% falling
85 Grenada 2,770 number 2019 down 5.6% falling
86 Antigua and Barbuda 2,248 number 2019 up 61.0% rising
87 Saint Lucia 2,221 number 2019 down 2.4% rising
88 Dominica 1,432 number 2019 up 4.8% flat
89 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 897 number 2019 up 286.6% rising
90 Cayman Islands 709 number 2019 down 62.8% volatile
91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 694 number 2019 down 3.3% falling
92 British Virgin Islands 431 number 2019 down 19.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (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

Male 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/