World Statistics Day

World Statistics Day is an international day to celebrate statistics. Created by the United Nations Statistical Commission,[1] it was first celebrated on 20 October 2010. The day is celebrated every five years. [2]

World Statistics Day
Date20 October 2010; 2015; 2020
FrequencyEvery 5 years

As of 2010, 103 countries celebrate a national Statistics Day, including 51 African countries that jointly celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November.[3] India celebrates its statistics day on 29 June, the birthday of the statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.[4] 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).[5]

The next World Statistics Day was to be celebrated on 20 October 2025.[6]

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