Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 10.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 10.93 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 10.93 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.87 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.00 million | — |
| 1981 | 3.50 million | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 3.35 million | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 3.57 million | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 3.81 million | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 4.06 million | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 4.86 million | +19.6% |
| 1987 | 4.61 million | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 4.88 million | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 5.49 million | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 5.55 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.37 million | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 5.14 million | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 4.62 million | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 4.19 million | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 3.69 million | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 3.26 million | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 2.87 million | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 3.89 million | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 3.59 million | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 3.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.62 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.45 million | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.20 million | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.16 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.44 million | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 3.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.95 million | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 4.01 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.37 million | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 5.68 million | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 6.64 million | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 7.07 million | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.50 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.35 million | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 8.48 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.97 million | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 9.41 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 9.52 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 9.88 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 10.93 million | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.11 million | 3.00 million | 5.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 million | 2.87 million | 5.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 million | 3.16 million | 4.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.14 million | 4.37 million | 8.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.90 million | 9.41 million | 10.93 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.87 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 10.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.93 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release