Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 61.62 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 61.62 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 66.11 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.67 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.61 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.67 million | -77.5% |
| 1972 | 6.82 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 6.99 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 27.24 million | +289.5% |
| 1975 | 7.63 million | -72.0% |
| 1976 | 9.71 million | +27.2% |
| 1977 | 13.72 million | +41.3% |
| 1978 | 11.60 million | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 31.09 million | +168.1% |
| 1980 | 32.14 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 15.02 million | -53.3% |
| 1982 | 13.51 million | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 13.93 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 14.31 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 15.16 million | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 18.24 million | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 17.69 million | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 18.98 million | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 21.40 million | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 21.45 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 22.30 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 23.14 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 24.02 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 24.42 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 24.80 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 24.01 million | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 23.90 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 44.45 million | +86.0% |
| 1999 | 43.90 million | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 43.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 44.21 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 42.85 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 42.74 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 43.44 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 44.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 45.94 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 47.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 48.21 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 48.81 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 52.77 million | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 55.85 million | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 57.97 million | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 59.18 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 62.00 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 63.68 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 65.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 66.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 65.15 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 62.26 million | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 58.83 million | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 61.67 million | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 61.62 million | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +289.5% | 6.99 million | 27.24 million |
| 1979 | +168.1% | 11.60 million | 31.09 million |
| 1998 | +86.0% | 23.90 million | 44.45 million |
| 1971 | -77.5% | 29.61 million | 6.67 million |
| 1975 | -72.0% | 27.24 million | 7.63 million |
| 1981 | -53.3% | 32.14 million | 15.02 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.11 million | 6.67 million | 31.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.04 million | 13.51 million | 32.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.64 million | 21.45 million | 44.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.14 million | 42.74 million | 48.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.34 million | 50.14 million | 66.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.91 million | 58.83 million | 65.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 61.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.11 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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