Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.07 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Small states recorded 1.07 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states peaked at 1.07 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 336,660 number, in 1973.
Small states ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 336,660 number | — |
| 1974 | 337,628 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 358,334 number | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 390,605 number | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 398,367 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 402,497 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 420,783 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 424,442 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 417,362 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 429,170 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 445,499 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 447,593 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 449,922 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 465,488 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 472,487 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 502,234 number | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 515,676 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 523,587 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 551,213 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 561,516 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 578,755 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 585,608 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 595,605 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 610,985 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 635,727 number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 676,668 number | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 684,721 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 687,692 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 702,678 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 729,440 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 735,347 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 770,038 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 789,022 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 794,430 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 798,788 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 835,205 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 862,847 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 873,933 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 905,450 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 927,745 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 948,603 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 975,447 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 377,839 number | 336,660 number | 420,783 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 456,987 number | 417,362 number | 515,676 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 600,438 number | 523,587 number | 684,721 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 770,549 number | 687,692 number | 862,847 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 982,823 number | 873,933 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 37 Madagascar 901,960 number compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 874,385 number compare
- 39 South Africa 824,169 number compare
- 40 Angola 784,381 number compare
- 41 Morocco 761,726 number compare
- 42 Iran 706,093 number compare
- 43 Ecuador 638,551 number compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states was 1.07 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,660 number in 1973.
- How does Small states rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.