Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.35 million in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.35 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.35 million
in 2020
All-time low
368,636
in 1983
Years of data
38
1983–2020

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1983–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M1983200120201983: 368.6k1984: 375.3k1985: 383.6k1986: 386.2k1987: 395.4k1988: 400.5k1989: 405.5k1990: 410.6k1991: 409.7k1992: 412.3k1993: 417.5k1994: 418.5k1995: 418.2k1996: 419.6k1997: 426.8k1998: 430.8k1999: 446.0k2000: 459.0k2001: 470.1k2002: 484.3k2003: 566.1k2004: 577.2k2005: 587.8k2006: 650.5k2007: 642.6k2008: 733.5k2009: 900.2k2010: 838.4k2011: 956.2k2012: 1.0M2013: 1.0M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.2M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.3M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 1.35 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1.35 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 368,636, in 1983.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1983 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1983 368,636
1984 375,301 +1.8%
1985 383,556 +2.2%
1986 386,168 +0.7%
1987 395,450 +2.4%
1988 400,486 +1.3%
1989 405,521 +1.3%
1990 410,557 +1.2%
1991 409,725 -0.2%
1992 412,282 +0.6%
1993 417,513 +1.3%
1994 418,543 +0.2%
1995 418,240 -0.1%
1996 419,561 +0.3%
1997 426,847 +1.7%
1998 430,766 +0.9%
1999 446,048 +3.5%
2000 458,961 +2.9%
2001 470,108 +2.4%
2002 484,344 +3.0%
2003 566,054 +16.9%
2004 577,176 +2.0%
2005 587,774 +1.8%
2006 650,522 +10.7%
2007 642,610 -1.2%
2008 733,550 +14.2%
2009 900,186 +22.7%
2010 838,410 -6.9%
2011 956,196 +14.0%
2012 1.02 million +6.5%
2013 1.05 million +2.9%
2014 1.08 million +3.5%
2015 1.14 million +5.4%
2016 1.18 million +2.8%
2017 1.23 million +5.0%
2018 1.27 million +2.9%
2019 1.32 million +3.6%
2020 1.35 million +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 387,874 368,636 405,521 7
1990s 421,008 409,725 446,048 10
2000s 607,128 458,961 900,186 10
2010s 1.11 million 838,410 1.32 million 10
2020s 1.35 million 1.35 million 1.35 million 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 193 Somalia 1,558
  2. 194 Cayman Islands 1,397 compare
  3. 195 Dominica 1,355 compare
  4. 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,284 compare
  5. 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,128 compare
  6. 198 Monaco 978 compare
  7. 199 Gibraltar 968 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 1.35 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2020.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 368,636 in 1983.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509). Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled-2/escwa-arab-low-income-countries-lics-unsdcode-98509/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled-2/escwa-arab-low-income-countries-lics-unsdcode-98509/">Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.