Monday, 21 October 2019

World Statistics Day

World Statistics Day

World Statistics Day was celebrated for the first time on 20 October 2010 worldwide.

 World Statistics Day is celebrated every five years.

The United Nations Statistical Commission declared the day.

As of 2010, 103 countries celebrate a national Statistics Day, including 51 African countries that jointly celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November.

India celebrates its statistics day on 29 June, the birthday of the legendary statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

The next World Statistics Day will be celebrated on 20 October 2020

The Royal Statistical Society in the UK also launched its getstats statistical literacy campaign on the same day at 20:10 (on 20.10.2010)

The day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) through the resolution 69/282 and was declared by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNDS/StatCom).