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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- IDA & IBRD total 56.21 million number
- Low & middle income 55.83 million number
- Middle income 52.83 million number
- IBRD only 36.24 million number
- Upper middle income 28.89 million number
- Early-demographic dividend 27.11 million number
- Lower middle income 23.94 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa 20.01 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.01 million number
- IDA total 20.01 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 20.01 million number
- East Asia & Pacific 16.89 million number
About this data
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/