Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0271 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0271 number per person for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.028 number per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0201 number per person, in 1970.
That places OECD members 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0201 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0208 number per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0206 number per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0209 number per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0214 number per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.022 number per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0225 number per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0223 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0219 number per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0218 number per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0218 number per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0221 number per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0226 number per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.023 number per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0233 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0239 number per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.024 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.024 number per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0239 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0239 number per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0243 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0246 number per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0249 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.025 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0254 number per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0255 number per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0262 number per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.026 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0258 number per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0256 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 number per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0252 number per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.025 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 number per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0259 number per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.026 number per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0262 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0261 number per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0268 number per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 number per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0276 number per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 number per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0278 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 number per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.028 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.028 number per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0279 number per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0271 number per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0214 number per person | 0.0201 number per person | 0.0225 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0231 number per person | 0.0218 number per person | 0.024 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.025 number per person | 0.0239 number per person | 0.0262 number per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0257 number per person | 0.025 number per person | 0.0262 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0276 number per person | 0.0268 number per person | 0.028 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 24 Uruguay 0.0401 number per person compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 0.04 number per person compare
- 26 Belgium 0.0394 number per person compare
- 27 Mexico 0.0393 number per person compare
- 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0389 number per person compare
- 29 Jamaica 0.0385 number per person compare
- 30 Argentina 0.0383 number per person compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in OECD members?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in OECD members was 0.0271 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.028 number per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0201 number per person in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- OECD members ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.