Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 4.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.30 million
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.58 million
in 2014
All-time low
2.46 million
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 4.30 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 4.58 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.46 million, in 1980.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.46 million | — |
| 1981 | 2.64 million | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 2.66 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.87 million | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 3.00 million | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 3.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.32 million | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 3.33 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.29 million | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.42 million | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3.47 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.74 million | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 3.65 million | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.64 million | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.64 million | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.17 million | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 4.35 million | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 3.73 million | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 3.74 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.93 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.06 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.90 million | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.79 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.22 million | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 3.83 million | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 3.80 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.74 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.74 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.95 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.18 million | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.38 million | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.54 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.47 million | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.49 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.89 million | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 4.21 million | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 4.41 million | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 4.30 million | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.01 million | 2.46 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.79 million | 3.47 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 million | 3.74 million | 4.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million | 3.95 million | 4.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million | 3.89 million | 4.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 136 Guyana 15,230 compare
- 137 Bahrain 14,992 compare
- 138 Comoros 14,620 compare
- 139 Lithuania 14,458 compare
- 140 North Macedonia 13,978 compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,894 compare
- 142 Puerto Rico 13,807 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 4.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 million in 1980.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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