Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income
High income: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 30.93 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
High income recorded 30.93 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income peaked at 32.06 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.80 million number, in 1970.
High income ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.80 million number | — |
| 1971 | 19.70 million number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 19.71 million number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 20.30 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 21.11 million number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 21.91 million number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 22.62 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 22.63 million number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 22.46 million number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 22.51 million number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 22.57 million number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 22.94 million number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 22.95 million number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 23.20 million number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 23.55 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 23.76 million number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 24.34 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 24.54 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 24.66 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 24.67 million number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 24.93 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 25.37 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 25.61 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 26.08 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 26.41 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 26.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 27.01 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 27.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 28.25 million number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 28.07 million number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 28.02 million number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 27.96 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 27.82 million number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 27.69 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.51 million number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.19 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.31 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.45 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.75 million number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 30.32 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 30.86 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.13 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.57 million number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.75 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.06 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.98 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.82 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.93 million number | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.17 million number | 18.80 million number | 22.63 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.72 million number | 22.57 million number | 24.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.56 million number | 24.93 million number | 28.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.06 million number | 27.51 million number | 28.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.22 million number | 29.75 million number | 32.06 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income was 30.93 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.06 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.80 million number in 1970.
- How does High income rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- High income ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.