Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 7.99 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
7.99 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.99 million
in 2024
All-time low
978,814
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1981–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1981200220241981: 978.8k1982: 1.0M1983: 1.0M1984: 1.0M1985: 1.0M1986: 1.0M1987: 1.1M1988: 1.1M1989: 1.1M1990: 1.1M1991: 1.1M1992: 1.2M1993: 1.2M1994: 1.2M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.3M1997: 1.2M1998: 1.4M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.7M2001: 1.9M2002: 2.2M2003: 2.4M2004: 2.7M2005: 3.1M2006: 3.5M2007: 2.9M2008: 3.0M2009: 3.2M2010: 3.3M2011: 3.5M2012: 4.2M2013: 4.6M2014: 4.9M2015: 5.3M2016: 5.8M2017: 6.7M2018: 6.8M2019: 6.9M2020: 6.9M2021: 6.7M2022: 7.4M2023: 7.8M2024: 8.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 7.99 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 7.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 978,814, in 1981.

That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1981 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1981 978,814
1982 1.02 million +4.6%
1983 1.00 million -2.0%
1984 1.01 million +0.3%
1985 1.01 million +0.2%
1986 1.04 million +2.8%
1987 1.06 million +2.0%
1988 1.09 million +2.8%
1989 1.11 million +2.5%
1990 1.13 million +1.9%
1991 1.11 million -1.8%
1992 1.17 million +4.6%
1993 1.20 million +2.7%
1994 1.22 million +2.2%
1995 1.23 million +0.9%
1996 1.27 million +2.5%
1997 1.23 million -2.9%
1998 1.45 million +17.8%
1999 1.55 million +6.8%
2000 1.73 million +12.2%
2001 1.93 million +11.0%
2002 2.15 million +11.9%
2003 2.45 million +13.7%
2004 2.74 million +11.8%
2005 3.13 million +14.1%
2006 3.52 million +12.6%
2007 2.88 million -18.1%
2008 2.95 million +2.5%
2009 3.19 million +8.2%
2010 3.31 million +3.5%
2011 3.53 million +6.9%
2012 4.17 million +18.0%
2013 4.64 million +11.3%
2014 4.90 million +5.6%
2015 5.25 million +7.1%
2016 5.82 million +10.8%
2017 6.75 million +16.0%
2018 6.78 million +0.4%
2019 6.88 million +1.5%
2020 6.90 million +0.3%
2021 6.71 million -2.8%
2022 7.44 million +10.9%
2023 7.83 million +5.2%
2024 7.99 million +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.04 million 978,814 1.11 million 9
1990s 1.26 million 1.11 million 1.55 million 10
2000s 2.67 million 1.73 million 3.52 million 10
2010s 5.20 million 3.31 million 6.88 million 10
2020s 7.37 million 6.71 million 7.99 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

  1. 96 Serbia 84,207 compare
  2. 97 Greece 83,794 compare
  3. 98 Mali 83,509 compare
  4. 99 Palestine, State of 83,420 compare
  5. 100 Norway 80,636 compare
  6. 101 Jordan 80,149 compare
  7. 102 Myanmar 77,156 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 7.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The highest recorded value was 7.99 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The lowest recorded value was 978,814 in 1981.
How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 16,912 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release