What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0382 number per person in 1990.

What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 number per person in 2001.

How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.

Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0321 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.0321 number per person

Change on year

up 1.3%

Rank

12th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.0382 number per person

in 1990

All-time low

0.0191 number per person

in 2001

Years of data

1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0321 number per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0382 number per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 number per person, in 2001.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0341 number per person	—
1971	0.0329 number per person	-3.4%
1972	0.0322 number per person	-2.0%
1973	0.0319 number per person	-1.0%
1974	0.0319 number per person	-0.1%
1975	0.0327 number per person	+2.5%
1976	0.0328 number per person	+0.5%
1977	0.0336 number per person	+2.4%
1978	0.0349 number per person	+3.7%
1979	0.0356 number per person	+2.1%
1980	0.0361 number per person	+1.4%
1981	0.0347 number per person	-4.0%
1982	0.0349 number per person	+0.6%
1983	0.035 number per person	+0.3%
1984	0.0351 number per person	+0.2%
1985	0.0358 number per person	+2.1%
1986	0.0364 number per person	+1.7%
1987	0.0369 number per person	+1.4%
1988	0.0375 number per person	+1.7%
1989	0.038 number per person	+1.2%
1990	0.0382 number per person	+0.5%
1991	0.037 number per person	-3.0%
1992	0.0357 number per person	-3.7%
1993	0.0335 number per person	-6.1%
1994	0.0298 number per person	-10.9%
1995	0.0284 number per person	-5.0%
1996	0.0267 number per person	-6.0%
1997	0.0245 number per person	-8.0%
1998	0.0219 number per person	-10.7%
1999	0.0204 number per person	-6.8%
2000	0.0195 number per person	-4.5%
2001	0.0191 number per person	-2.1%
2002	0.0191 number per person	+0.0%
2003	0.0194 number per person	+1.7%
2004	0.0196 number per person	+0.9%
2005	0.0198 number per person	+1.1%
2006	0.0204 number per person	+3.2%
2007	0.0212 number per person	+4.0%
2008	0.0223 number per person	+4.9%
2009	0.0231 number per person	+3.8%
2010	0.0242 number per person	+4.5%
2011	0.0252 number per person	+4.4%
2012	0.0266 number per person	+5.3%
2013	0.0269 number per person	+1.1%
2014	0.028 number per person	+4.0%
2015	0.0289 number per person	+3.5%
2016	0.0297 number per person	+2.8%
2017	0.0307 number per person	+3.3%
2018	0.0317 number per person	+3.1%
2019	0.0321 number per person	+1.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0333 number per person	0.0319 number per person	0.0356 number per person	10
1980s	0.036 number per person	0.0347 number per person	0.038 number per person	10
1990s	0.0296 number per person	0.0204 number per person	0.0382 number per person	10
2000s	0.0204 number per person	0.0191 number per person	0.0231 number per person	10
2010s	0.0284 number per person	0.0242 number per person	0.0321 number per person	10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

9 Ghana 0.0592 number per person compare
10 American Samoa 0.0549 number per person compare
11 Vanuatu 0.0537 number per person compare
12 Peru 0.0518 number per person compare
13 Kazakhstan 0.0513 number per person compare
14 Gambia 0.0512 number per person compare
15 Republic of Moldova 0.05 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)

All data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0321 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0382 number per person in 1990.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 number per person in 2001.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Indicator: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 8,118 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.