Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 3.72 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.72 million
Change on year
up 29.9%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.14 million
in 1991
All-time low
1.93 million
in 2004
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019972024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 3.72 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.14 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.93 million, in 2004.

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.20 million
1971 2.32 million +5.4%
1972 2.42 million +4.5%
1973 2.54 million +4.7%
1974 2.63 million +3.8%
1975 2.92 million +10.8%
1976 3.03 million +3.9%
1977 3.17 million +4.7%
1978 3.38 million +6.4%
1979 3.36 million -0.4%
1980 3.46 million +2.8%
1981 3.27 million -5.4%
1982 3.00 million -8.2%
1983 3.04 million +1.1%
1984 3.08 million +1.5%
1985 3.10 million +0.6%
1986 3.65 million +17.8%
1987 3.16 million -13.3%
1988 3.24 million +2.5%
1989 4.03 million +24.2%
1990 4.14 million +2.7%
1991 4.14 million +0.0%
1992 3.99 million -3.7%
1993 3.50 million -12.1%
1994 3.28 million -6.4%
1995 2.59 million -21.1%
1996 2.47 million -4.7%
1997 2.25 million -8.7%
1998 2.28 million +1.2%
1999 2.08 million -8.8%
2000 2.00 million -3.8%
2001 1.95 million -2.8%
2002 1.95 million +0.2%
2003 1.96 million +0.6%
2004 1.93 million -1.5%
2005 1.94 million +0.4%
2006 1.97 million +1.8%
2007 2.02 million +2.6%
2008 2.08 million +2.8%
2009 2.12 million +1.9%
2010 2.14 million +1.0%
2011 2.22 million +3.5%
2012 2.35 million +5.9%
2013 2.24 million -4.5%
2014 2.28 million +1.5%
2015 2.25 million -1.1%
2016 2.30 million +2.1%
2017 2.42 million +5.2%
2018 2.49 million +3.2%
2019 2.63 million +5.4%
2020 2.84 million +8.0%
2021 2.84 million -0.0%
2022 2.94 million +3.6%
2023 2.86 million -2.7%
2024 3.72 million +29.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2024 +29.9% 2.86 million 3.72 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.80 million 2.20 million 3.38 million 10
1980s 3.30 million 3.00 million 4.03 million 10
1990s 3.07 million 2.08 million 4.14 million 10
2000s 1.99 million 1.93 million 2.12 million 10
2010s 2.33 million 2.14 million 2.63 million 10
2020s 3.04 million 2.84 million 3.72 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 171 Kiribati 9,965 compare
  2. 172 Malta 9,575 compare
  3. 173 Sao Tome and Principe 9,227 compare
  4. 174 French Guiana 9,098 compare
  5. 175 Guinea-Bissau 8,950 compare
  6. 176 Djibouti 7,167 compare
  7. 177 Belize 6,662 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.72 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 4.14 million in 1991.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.93 million in 2004.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 — 55 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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled-2/gpe-europe-and-central-asia-wb-fy24-december-2024/

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/gpe-europe-and-central-asia-wb-fy24-december-2024/">Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024</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.