Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 161.01 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 161.01 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 171.75 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.43 million, in 1972.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 19.98 million | -71.3% |
| 1972 | 19.43 million | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 22.91 million | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 64.67 million | +182.2% |
| 1975 | 22.13 million | -65.8% |
| 1976 | 27.02 million | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 35.94 million | +33.0% |
| 1978 | 31.98 million | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 78.46 million | +145.4% |
| 1980 | 78.37 million | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 40.40 million | -48.5% |
| 1982 | 38.26 million | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 40.05 million | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 41.88 million | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 44.79 million | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 52.10 million | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 53.17 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 56.73 million | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 62.39 million | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 63.25 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 64.94 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 67.61 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 69.68 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 70.84 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 71.73 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 70.92 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 70.76 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 113.31 million | +60.1% |
| 1999 | 111.07 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 111.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 111.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 109.03 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 110.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 112.86 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 116.05 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 121.25 million | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 123.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 126.35 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 128.94 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 132.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 138.90 million | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 146.87 million | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 153.24 million | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 152.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 156.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 160.86 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 166.22 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 169.29 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 171.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 169.77 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 160.46 million | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 154.18 million | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 161.41 million | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 161.01 million | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +182.2% | 22.91 million | 64.67 million |
| 1979 | +145.4% | 31.98 million | 78.46 million |
| 1971 | -71.3% | 69.59 million | 19.98 million |
| 1975 | -65.8% | 64.67 million | 22.13 million |
| 1998 | +60.1% | 70.76 million | 113.31 million |
| 1981 | -48.5% | 78.37 million | 40.40 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.21 million | 19.43 million | 78.46 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.81 million | 38.26 million | 78.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.41 million | 63.25 million | 113.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.07 million | 109.03 million | 128.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.87 million | 132.11 million | 171.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.37 million | 154.18 million | 169.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 161.01 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 171.75 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.43 million in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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.
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- 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.