Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 21.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.09 million
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.09 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.81 million
in 1977
Years of data
48
1977–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1977–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197720002024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 21.09 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 21.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.81 million, in 1977.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1977 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1977 4.81 million
1978 5.20 million +8.0%
1979 5.43 million +4.5%
1980 5.90 million +8.6%
1981 5.96 million +1.1%
1982 5.97 million +0.2%
1983 6.12 million +2.5%
1984 6.37 million +4.1%
1985 6.61 million +3.7%
1986 7.17 million +8.6%
1987 7.28 million +1.4%
1988 7.63 million +4.8%
1989 8.00 million +4.9%
1990 8.11 million +1.3%
1991 8.12 million +0.2%
1992 8.14 million +0.3%
1993 8.00 million -1.7%
1994 8.06 million +0.7%
1995 7.98 million -1.0%
1996 8.11 million +1.6%
1997 7.97 million -1.7%
1998 9.02 million +13.1%
1999 8.10 million -10.1%
2000 8.32 million +2.7%
2001 8.37 million +0.6%
2002 8.45 million +0.9%
2003 8.60 million +1.8%
2004 9.33 million +8.5%
2005 10.15 million +8.8%
2006 11.56 million +13.8%
2007 11.45 million -1.0%
2008 11.96 million +4.5%
2009 12.28 million +2.7%
2010 13.36 million +8.8%
2011 14.76 million +10.5%
2012 15.91 million +7.8%
2013 17.08 million +7.3%
2014 15.30 million -10.4%
2015 16.03 million +4.8%
2016 16.67 million +4.0%
2017 18.17 million +9.0%
2018 18.74 million +3.2%
2019 19.06 million +1.7%
2020 18.94 million -0.6%
2021 18.21 million -3.9%
2022 18.81 million +3.3%
2023 20.10 million +6.8%
2024 21.09 million +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.14 million 4.81 million 5.43 million 3
1980s 6.70 million 5.90 million 8.00 million 10
1990s 8.16 million 7.97 million 9.02 million 10
2000s 10.05 million 8.32 million 12.28 million 10
2010s 16.51 million 13.36 million 19.06 million 10
2020s 19.43 million 18.21 million 21.09 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 41 South Africa 407,696 compare
  2. 42 Angola 401,821 compare
  3. 43 Ukraine 359,757 compare
  4. 44 Guatemala 328,468 compare
  5. 45 Cameroon 322,873 compare
  6. 46 Zimbabwe 322,698 compare
  7. 47 Uganda 307,450 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 21.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 21.09 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 4.81 million in 1977.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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