Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 19.65 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 19.65 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 19.65 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.51 million number, in 2003.
That places IDA blend 26th 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 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.43 million number | — |
| 2000 | 8.60 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.18 million number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 7.53 million number | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 7.51 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.39 million number | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 8.93 million number | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 10.75 million number | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 11.74 million number | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 11.91 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.95 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.85 million number | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 14.07 million number | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 15.20 million number | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 16.89 million number | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 12.38 million number | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 13.39 million number | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 17.39 million number | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 18.46 million number | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 19.43 million number | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 19.65 million number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.43 million number | 8.43 million number | 8.43 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.55 million number | 7.51 million number | 11.95 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.97 million number | 12.38 million number | 19.65 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend was 19.65 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 19.65 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 million number in 2003.
- How does IDA blend rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.
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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.