Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 5.77 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 5.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 5.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.37 million | 1.99 million | 3.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 million | 1.54 million | 3.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million | 1.62 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 2.59 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 million | 4.47 million | 5.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 158 Cabo Verde 19,969 compare
- 159 Fiji, Republic of 17,904 compare
- 160 Suriname 17,760 compare
- 161 Montenegro 17,669 compare
- 162 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 16,188 compare
- 163 French Polynesia 16,049 compare
- 164 Vanuatu 15,768 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 4.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 5.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release