Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 5.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.19 million
Change on year
up 8.5%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.19 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.37 million
in 1997
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1981–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1981200220241981: 1.7M1982: 1.6M1983: 1.7M1984: 1.8M1985: 1.9M1986: 2.3M1987: 2.1M1988: 2.2M1989: 2.5M1990: 2.6M1991: 2.5M1992: 2.4M1993: 2.2M1994: 2.0M1995: 1.7M1996: 1.6M1997: 1.4M1998: 1.9M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.7M2001: 1.7M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.5M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.7M2007: 1.8M2008: 1.9M2009: 1.9M2010: 2.1M2011: 2.8M2012: 3.2M2013: 3.4M2014: 3.5M2015: 3.5M2016: 3.7M2017: 4.1M2018: 4.1M2019: 4.4M2020: 4.6M2021: 4.6M2022: 4.8M2023: 4.8M2024: 5.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 5.19 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 5.19 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million, in 1997.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.00 million 1.63 million 2.54 million 9
1990s 1.99 million 1.37 million 2.58 million 10
2000s 1.72 million 1.53 million 1.94 million 10
2010s 3.48 million 2.12 million 4.39 million 10
2020s 4.80 million 4.59 million 5.19 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 124 Namibia 27,746 compare
  2. 125 Eritrea 26,792 compare
  3. 126 Estonia 25,046 compare
  4. 127 Qatar 24,823 compare
  5. 128 Lesotho 23,698 compare
  6. 129 Mozambique 20,822 compare
  7. 130 Botswana 20,779 compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 5.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 5.19 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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