Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025)

WB: High Income (july 2025): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 18.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.00 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
48th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.08 million
in 2020
All-time low
11.51 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 18.00 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 19.08 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.51 million, in 1971.

That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 14.77 million
1971 11.51 million -22.1%
1972 11.57 million +0.6%
1973 13.13 million +13.4%
1974 12.29 million -6.4%
1975 13.69 million +11.4%
1976 12.77 million -6.7%
1977 13.17 million +3.1%
1978 13.20 million +0.2%
1979 13.25 million +0.3%
1980 13.41 million +1.3%
1981 14.75 million +10.0%
1982 13.57 million -8.0%
1983 13.61 million +0.2%
1984 13.62 million +0.1%
1985 13.64 million +0.2%
1986 15.39 million +12.9%
1987 14.02 million -9.0%
1988 13.83 million -1.3%
1989 15.77 million +14.0%
1990 15.84 million +0.4%
1991 16.01 million +1.1%
1992 15.85 million -1.0%
1993 15.92 million +0.4%
1994 15.40 million -3.3%
1995 15.83 million +2.8%
1996 15.05 million -4.9%
1997 14.57 million -3.2%
1998 15.12 million +3.8%
1999 15.17 million +0.3%
2000 15.33 million +1.1%
2001 16.02 million +4.5%
2002 16.12 million +0.6%
2003 15.89 million -1.4%
2004 15.69 million -1.2%
2005 16.25 million +3.5%
2006 15.88 million -2.3%
2007 15.86 million -0.1%
2008 15.99 million +0.8%
2009 16.10 million +0.7%
2010 16.47 million +2.3%
2011 17.04 million +3.5%
2012 17.58 million +3.2%
2013 17.90 million +1.8%
2014 18.29 million +2.2%
2015 18.50 million +1.2%
2016 18.83 million +1.8%
2017 18.91 million +0.4%
2018 18.96 million +0.3%
2019 18.97 million +0.0%
2020 19.08 million +0.6%
2021 18.00 million -5.6%
2022 18.25 million +1.4%
2023 18.20 million -0.3%
2024 18.00 million -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.94 million 11.51 million 14.77 million 10
1980s 14.16 million 13.41 million 15.77 million 10
1990s 15.48 million 14.57 million 16.01 million 10
2000s 15.91 million 15.33 million 16.25 million 10
2010s 18.14 million 16.47 million 18.97 million 10
2020s 18.31 million 18.00 million 19.08 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)

  1. 45 Cameroon 322,873 compare
  2. 46 Zimbabwe 322,698 compare
  3. 47 Uganda 307,450 compare
  4. 48 Rwanda 299,593 compare
  5. 49 Algeria 297,789 compare
  6. 50 Australia 292,593 compare
  7. 51 Ecuador 291,075 compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 18.00 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 19.08 million in 2020.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.51 million in 1971.
How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) with 697 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
429 places, 17,609 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) with 697 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.