School age population, early … School male educational development in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: School age population, early … School male educational development was 28.89 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.89 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
5th
of 39 groups
All-time high
28.89 million number
in 2019
All-time low
14.40 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997200820191997: 14.4M number1998: 15.4M number1999: 16.1M number2000: 15.9M number2001: 15.1M number2002: 15.2M number2003: 15.3M number2004: 15.3M number2005: 15.4M number2006: 15.5M number2007: 20.2M number2008: 20.2M number2009: 20.3M number2010: 20.4M number2011: 20.4M number2012: 21.3M number2013: 26.7M number2014: 27.1M number2015: 27.7M number2016: 28.0M number2017: 28.4M number2018: 28.6M number2019: 28.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income is 28.89 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income peaked at 28.89 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.40 million number, in 1997.

Upper middle income ranks 5th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early … School male educational development in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in Upper middle income, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 14.40 million number —
1998 15.44 million number +7.2%
1999 16.12 million number +4.5%
2000 15.94 million number -1.1%
2001 15.12 million number -5.2%
2002 15.21 million number +0.6%
2003 15.30 million number +0.6%
2004 15.29 million number -0.0%
2005 15.36 million number +0.5%
2006 15.48 million number +0.8%
2007 20.24 million number +30.7%
2008 20.24 million number +0.0%
2009 20.26 million number +0.1%
2010 20.39 million number +0.6%
2011 20.39 million number +0.0%
2012 21.33 million number +4.6%
2013 26.75 million number +25.4%
2014 27.06 million number +1.2%
2015 27.71 million number +2.4%
2016 28.02 million number +1.1%
2017 28.43 million number +1.5%
2018 28.63 million number +0.7%
2019 28.89 million number +0.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early … School male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +30.7% 15.48 million number 20.24 million number
2013 +25.4% 21.33 million number 26.75 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.32 million number 14.40 million number 16.12 million number 3
2000s 16.84 million number 15.12 million number 20.26 million number 10
2010s 25.76 million number 20.39 million number 28.89 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 2 Indonesia 10.00 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 5.17 million number compare
  3. 4 Mexico 3.39 million number compare
  4. 5 Vietnam 2.51 million number compare
  5. 6 South Africa 1.74 million number compare
  6. 7 Myanmar 1.38 million number compare
  7. 8 Turkey 1.37 million number compare

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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 28.89 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 28.89 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 14.40 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 42.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/