Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 2.93 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 2.93 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 2.93 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35,707, in 1972.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35,707 | — |
| 1973 | 38,001 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 105,250 | +177.0% |
| 1975 | 173,061 | +64.4% |
| 1976 | 243,464 | +40.7% |
| 1977 | 324,431 | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 395,811 | +22.0% |
| 1979 | 469,974 | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 540,901 | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 612,817 | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 667,702 | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 743,067 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 821,253 | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 899,792 | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 981,376 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 1.12 million | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.03 million | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 967,281 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 905,048 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 845,511 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 779,843 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 718,015 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 648,856 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 578,835 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million | +111.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 934,087 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 810,394 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 796,766 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 929,187 | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 955,238 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 980,013 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | +46.1% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.22 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.65 million | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.78 million | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.91 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.93 million | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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 | +177.0% | 38,001 | 105,250 |
| 1998 | +111.3% | 578,835 | 1.22 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 223,212 | 35,707 | 469,974 | 8 |
| 1980s | 851,802 | 540,901 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 878,387 | 578,835 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 971,124 | 796,766 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million | 1.28 million | 2.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 million | 2.91 million | 2.93 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 157 Singapore 8,429 compare
- 158 Montenegro 8,354 compare
- 159 Macao 7,809 compare
- 160 French Polynesia 7,796 compare
- 161 Vanuatu 7,738 compare
- 162 Bhutan 6,735 compare
- 163 Central African Republic 6,337 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 2.93 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,707 in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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