Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in WB: World
WB: World: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 100.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.30 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
103.92 million
in 2019
All-time low
19.52 million
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: World stood at 100.30 million.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: World peaked at 103.92 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.52 million, in 1972.
That places WB: World 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in WB: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.39 million | — |
| 1971 | 19.71 million | -57.5% |
| 1972 | 19.52 million | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 22.82 million | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 40.86 million | +79.0% |
| 1975 | 23.01 million | -43.7% |
| 1976 | 24.47 million | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 29.17 million | +19.2% |
| 1978 | 27.38 million | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 48.52 million | +77.2% |
| 1980 | 48.70 million | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 31.97 million | -34.4% |
| 1982 | 30.94 million | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 31.81 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 32.73 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 34.00 million | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 37.91 million | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 38.58 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 40.01 million | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 42.92 million | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 43.38 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 44.63 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 45.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 46.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 47.40 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 48.31 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 48.16 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 47.63 million | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 68.38 million | +43.6% |
| 1999 | 67.35 million | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 67.72 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 68.69 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67.93 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 68.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 69.68 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 71.97 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 74.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 75.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.82 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 78.32 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 80.37 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 84.39 million | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 89.35 million | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 93.08 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 93.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 97.84 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 100.71 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 102.48 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 103.92 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 103.06 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.84 million | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 96.29 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 100.53 million | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 100.30 million | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in WB: World 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 | +79.0% | 22.82 million | 40.86 million |
| 1979 | +77.2% | 27.38 million | 48.52 million |
| 1971 | -57.5% | 46.39 million | 19.71 million |
| 1975 | -43.7% | 40.86 million | 23.01 million |
| 1998 | +43.6% | 47.63 million | 68.38 million |
| 1981 | -34.4% | 48.70 million | 31.97 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.18 million | 19.52 million | 48.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.96 million | 30.94 million | 48.70 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.78 million | 43.38 million | 68.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.89 million | 67.72 million | 78.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.09 million | 80.37 million | 103.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.60 million | 96.29 million | 103.06 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: World?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: World was 100.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 103.92 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.52 million in 1972.
- How does WB: World rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- WB: World ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World 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