Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 7.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 7.49 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 9.18 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million, in 1976.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 148th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.71 million | — |
| 1977 | 1.80 million | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1.91 million | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 2.01 million | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 2.12 million | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 2.16 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.24 million | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.31 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.37 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.44 million | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.52 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 2.65 million | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 2.76 million | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 2.81 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.89 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.93 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.00 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.09 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.18 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.27 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.37 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.47 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.62 million | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.90 million | -47.4% |
| 2000 | 2.21 million | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 2.27 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.61 million | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 2.98 million | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 3.52 million | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 3.59 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.12 million | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 4.49 million | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 4.44 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.04 million | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 5.31 million | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.48 million | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 7.80 million | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 9.18 million | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 5.04 million | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 5.75 million | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 5.88 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.95 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.31 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 6.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.43 million | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 6.44 million | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 7.41 million | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 7.49 million | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -47.4% | 3.62 million | 1.90 million |
| 2014 | -45.1% | 9.18 million | 5.04 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.85 million | 1.71 million | 2.01 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.44 million | 2.12 million | 2.81 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 million | 1.90 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 million | 2.21 million | 5.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 million | 5.04 million | 9.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 million | 5.43 million | 7.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
- 145 North Macedonia 29,064 compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 28,252 compare
- 147 Mauritius 27,495 compare
- 148 Cyprus 27,270 compare
- 149 Timor-Leste 26,657 compare
- 150 Congo 25,723 compare
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 25,472 compare
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central was 7.49 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 9.18 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million in 1976.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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.
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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
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.