Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes was 5.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.41 million
Change on year
down 3.9%
Rank
7th
of 172 groups
All-time high
8.44 million
in 2018
All-time low
2.41 million
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2006–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2006201520242006: 2.4M2007: 2.4M2008: 2.5M2009: 2.6M2010: 2.8M2011: 2.9M2012: 3.2M2013: 3.5M2014: 3.9M2015: 5.5M2016: 7.2M2017: 7.9M2018: 8.4M2019: 8.2M2020: 7.8M2021: 7.1M2022: 6.2M2023: 5.6M2024: 5.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 5.41 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 8.44 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million, in 2006.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 7th of 172 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2006 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2006 2.41 million
2007 2.44 million +1.2%
2008 2.51 million +3.2%
2009 2.62 million +4.3%
2010 2.77 million +5.5%
2011 2.94 million +6.3%
2012 3.18 million +8.1%
2013 3.50 million +10.2%
2014 3.87 million +10.6%
2015 5.47 million +41.4%
2016 7.16 million +30.8%
2017 7.86 million +9.8%
2018 8.44 million +7.4%
2019 8.15 million -3.4%
2020 7.78 million -4.5%
2021 7.12 million -8.6%
2022 6.24 million -12.3%
2023 5.63 million -9.9%
2024 5.41 million -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.49 million 2.41 million 2.62 million 4
2010s 5.33 million 2.77 million 8.44 million 10
2020s 6.44 million 5.41 million 7.78 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 4 Russian Federation 526,657 compare
  2. 5 Germany 465,700 compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 332,564 compare
  4. 7 Thailand 293,262 compare
  5. 8 Ghana 262,661 compare
  6. 9 Republic of Korea 250,339 compare
  7. 10 Spain 233,459 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 5.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 8.44 million in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 2006.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 172 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
246 places, 3,467 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release