Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 18.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.35 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.71 million
in 2020
All-time low
13.46 million
in 1976
Years of data
46
1976–2024
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 18.35 million.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 18.71 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.46 million, in 1976.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13.46 million | — |
| 1980 | 14.23 million | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 15.33 million | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 14.09 million | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 14.02 million | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 14.22 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 14.29 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.34 million | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 14.62 million | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 14.60 million | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.89 million | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 17.00 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 17.14 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.88 million | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.59 million | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.89 million | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 15.84 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.01 million | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 14.21 million | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 14.10 million | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.03 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.20 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.03 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.67 million | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.42 million | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.57 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.82 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.53 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 16.15 million | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 16.74 million | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 17.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.40 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 17.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.95 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 18.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.39 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.71 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.61 million | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 18.19 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 18.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.35 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.46 million | 13.46 million | 13.46 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.86 million | 14.02 million | 16.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.67 million | 14.04 million | 17.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.43 million | 14.03 million | 15.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.35 million | 15.53 million | 18.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.20 million | 17.61 million | 18.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 18.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.71 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.46 million in 1976.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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February 2026 Data Release