Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 2.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.19 million
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.77 million
in 2001
All-time low
1.01 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 2.19 million.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 2.77 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.11 million
1971 1.01 million -51.9%
1972 1.08 million +6.5%
1973 1.15 million +6.3%
1974 1.23 million +7.4%
1975 1.30 million +5.7%
1976 1.35 million +3.5%
1977 1.39 million +3.6%
1978 1.44 million +3.1%
1979 1.46 million +1.7%
1980 1.46 million -0.4%
1981 1.48 million +1.9%
1982 1.41 million -5.0%
1983 1.41 million +0.1%
1984 1.39 million -1.2%
1985 1.40 million +0.3%
1986 1.40 million +0.3%
1987 1.40 million +0.1%
1988 1.42 million +1.2%
1989 1.46 million +2.8%
1990 1.51 million +3.7%
1991 1.50 million -1.0%
1992 1.49 million -0.5%
1993 1.49 million -0.2%
1994 1.47 million -1.0%
1995 1.49 million +1.1%
1996 1.45 million -2.4%
1997 1.49 million +2.8%
1998 2.08 million +39.2%
1999 2.10 million +1.1%
2000 2.25 million +6.8%
2001 2.77 million +23.2%
2002 2.73 million -1.6%
2003 2.66 million -2.3%
2004 2.63 million -1.1%
2005 2.57 million -2.2%
2006 2.51 million -2.7%
2007 2.43 million -3.2%
2008 2.36 million -2.6%
2009 2.30 million -2.5%
2010 2.28 million -1.1%
2011 2.33 million +2.4%
2012 2.39 million +2.6%
2013 2.42 million +1.0%
2014 2.41 million -0.3%
2015 2.43 million +1.0%
2016 2.51 million +3.4%
2017 2.51 million -0.2%
2018 2.47 million -1.5%
2019 2.45 million -0.7%
2020 2.44 million -0.5%
2021 2.40 million -1.6%
2022 2.33 million -3.0%
2023 2.24 million -3.7%
2024 2.19 million -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.35 million 1.01 million 2.11 million 10
1980s 1.42 million 1.39 million 1.48 million 10
1990s 1.61 million 1.45 million 2.10 million 10
2000s 2.52 million 2.25 million 2.77 million 10
2010s 2.42 million 2.28 million 2.51 million 10
2020s 2.32 million 2.19 million 2.44 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 165 Brunei Darussalam 6,068 compare
  2. 166 New Caledonia 5,531 compare
  3. 167 Maldives 4,920 compare
  4. 168 Sao Tome and Principe 4,769 compare
  5. 169 Malta 4,626 compare
  6. 170 Guinea-Bissau 4,590 compare
  7. 171 French Guiana 4,435 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 2.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 2.77 million in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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