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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) by country

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years...

Countries reporting
197
Highest
21.77 million number
China
Lowest
141 number
Naoero
Median
73,676 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
7,204

What the numbers show

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 21.77 million number in China; the lowest is 141 number in Naoero.

The median across all reporting countries is 73,676 number, and the mean is 557,641 number.

Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 2,836.8%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 67.4%).

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 21.77 million number 2019 up 95.8% rising
2 India 21.34 million number 2019 — volatile
3 United States of America 4.27 million number 2018 — flat
4 Pakistan 3.79 million number 2019 up 25.3% rising
5 Russian Federation 3.07 million number 2018 up 54.1% flat
6 Indonesia 2.74 million number 2018 up 38.5% volatile
7 Brazil 2.52 million number 2018 up 5.9% volatile
8 Mexico 2.43 million number 2018 up 3.1% rising
9 Viet Nam 2.11 million number 2019 up 57.4% rising
10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number 2018 up 240.1% rising
11 Kenya 1.57 million number 2016 up 94.3% volatile
12 Japan 1.46 million number 1999 up 45.6% rising
13 France 1.24 million number 2018 down 0.7% rising
14 Ethiopia 1.21 million number 2015 up 1,522.8% volatile
15 Germany 1.14 million number 2018 up 6.8% flat
16 Philippines 1.09 million number 2018 up 119.9% volatile
17 Nigeria 981,192 number 2010 up 119.9% rising
18 Ghana 913,460 number 2019 up 18.7% volatile
19 Thailand 868,018 number 2019 up 3.2% volatile
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 860,911 number 2018 up 57.7% rising
21 Colombia 850,474 number 2018 up 32.8% volatile
22 Argentina 837,660 number 2017 up 22.9% rising
23 Peru 829,245 number 2019 up 24.0% volatile
24 Türkiye 718,442 number 2018 up 114.1% volatile
25 Egypt 717,683 number 2019 up 85.6% volatile
26 Italy 715,157 number 2018 down 10.3% falling
27 Tanzania, United Republic of 706,547 number 2019 up 56.9% rising
28 Least developed countries 9.21 million number 2019 up 100.1% volatile
28 Poland 661,347 number 2018 up 55.1% rising
29 Spain 628,041 number 2018 down 11.5% rising
30 Republic of Korea 614,823 number 2018 down 0.7% volatile
31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 585,952 number 2017 up 14.1% volatile
32 Sudan 530,865 number 2017 up 125.6% rising
33 Ukraine 526,584 number 2019 down 7.7% falling
34 Malaysia 495,114 number 2019 up 24.8% rising
35 Kazakhstan 483,741 number 2019 up 167.0% volatile
36 Madagascar 468,442 number 2019 up 417.2% volatile
37 Nepal 452,259 number 2019 up 9.0% volatile
38 Uzbekistan 412,223 number 2019 up 58.0% falling
39 South Africa 408,859 number 2018 up 40.4% rising
40 Angola 368,312 number 2016 down 27.9% volatile
41 Iran, Islamic Republic of 349,658 number 2016 up 24.2% volatile
42 Morocco 348,431 number 2019 up 14.0% rising
43 Ecuador 320,656 number 2018 up 68.5% volatile
44 Uganda 307,450 number 2017 up 74.1% rising
45 Chile 301,422 number 2018 up 49.0% volatile
46 Guatemala 291,300 number 2019 up 0.2% rising
47 Cameroon 271,537 number 2019 up 87.4% volatile
48 Israel 265,630 number 2018 up 37.3% rising
49 Australia 253,998 number 2018 up 145.0% rising
50 Romania 253,656 number 2018 down 20.1% falling
51 Liberia 250,792 number 2017 — volatile
52 Canada 248,071 number 1996 up 20.8% rising
53 Algeria 241,922 number 2011 up 962.6% volatile
54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 240,601 number 2018 up 134.1% volatile
55 Sri Lanka 235,090 number 2018 up 7.5% rising
56 Netherlands 233,214 number 2018 down 9.7% rising
57 Sweden 224,467 number 2018 up 23.8% rising
58 Belgium 219,347 number 2018 up 8.1% rising
59 Saudi Arabia 196,697 number 2019 up 125.5% rising
60 Zimbabwe 188,568 number 2013 down 6.5% falling
61 Cuba 179,526 number 2019 down 8.9% volatile
62 Czechia 175,630 number 2018 up 24.8% falling
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 174,480 number 2018 up 54.9% rising
64 Papua New Guinea 171,835 number 2016 up 103.4% volatile
65 Belarus 166,154 number 2018 up 27.3% rising
66 Dominican Republic 164,952 number 2019 up 48.1% rising
67 Hungary 149,061 number 2018 down 4.6% falling
68 Rwanda 143,517 number 2019 up 90.8% rising
69 Cambodia 133,278 number 2019 up 120.8% volatile
70 Senegal 131,734 number 2019 up 97.9% volatile
71 Mongolia 126,610 number 2018 up 146.4% volatile
72 Austria 123,964 number 2018 up 13.3% rising
73 Kyrgyzstan 122,635 number 2019 up 247.0% volatile
74 Tunisia 122,346 number 2016 up 146.8% volatile
75 Honduras 117,330 number 2019 down 1.2% volatile
76 Portugal 116,187 number 2018 down 9.8% volatile
77 El Salvador 113,705 number 2018 up 2.2% volatile
78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 111,997 number 2019 up 178.5% volatile
79 Nicaragua 108,226 number 2010 up 29.7% volatile
80 Bulgaria 106,881 number 2018 up 6.6% falling
81 Lebanon 104,645 number 2019 up 40.8% rising
82 Azerbaijan 102,232 number 2019 up 147.6% rising
83 Finland 101,431 number 2018 up 41.8% rising
84 Côte d'Ivoire 94,906 number 2019 up 200.7% volatile
85 Niger 90,013 number 2019 up 294.0% volatile
86 Paraguay 89,035 number 2016 up 22.9% volatile
87 Norway 87,611 number 2018 up 8.0% rising
88 Togo 87,158 number 2019 up 316.6% volatile
89 Denmark 85,684 number 2018 down 29.8% volatile
90 Hong Kong, China 84,335 number 2019 up 26.7% falling
91 Benin 84,297 number 2019 up 125.3% volatile
92 Switzerland 83,734 number 2018 up 13.6% rising
93 Serbia 81,299 number 2019 up 6.1% flat
94 Slovakia 80,327 number 2018 up 16.7% rising
95 Myanmar 77,156 number 2018 up 36.5% rising
96 United Arab Emirates 75,207 number 2017 up 55.6% volatile
97 Guinea 73,689 number 2011 up 120.5% volatile
98 Greece 73,676 number 2018 up 5.5% rising
99 Palestine, State of 72,207 number 2019 up 64.6% rising
100 Costa Rica 66,934 number 2019 up 25.8% volatile
101 Sierra Leone 66,752 number 2019 up 249.4% rising
102 Uruguay 66,740 number 2018 up 4.4% rising
103 Jordan 65,820 number 2019 up 33.2% volatile
104 Mali 65,546 number 2018 up 113.1% volatile
105 Gambia 64,617 number 2019 up 110.6% rising
106 Republic of Moldova 63,980 number 2019 up 21.1% falling
107 Burundi 60,893 number 2019 up 98.2% volatile
108 Ireland 59,688 number 2018 up 68.5% falling
109 New Zealand 55,419 number 2018 — rising
110 Croatia 55,237 number 2018 up 24.2% rising
111 Jamaica 54,233 number 2019 down 19.0% falling
112 Iraq 52,985 number 2007 up 28.8% rising
113 Burkina Faso 51,729 number 2019 up 149.6% volatile
114 Lithuania 50,215 number 2018 up 18.4% flat
115 Panama 47,255 number 2017 up 0.4% volatile
116 Oman 43,466 number 2019 up 100.4% volatile
117 Syrian Arab Republic 41,642 number 2013 down 36.3% volatile
118 Tajikistan 41,004 number 2017 up 44.5% falling
119 Georgia 39,921 number 2007 up 10.8% rising
120 Albania 37,721 number 2019 up 5.6% falling
121 Latvia 37,326 number 2018 up 13.0% rising
122 Kuwait 37,225 number 2019 up 7.0% rising
123 Slovenia 29,199 number 2018 up 35.9% falling
124 Lesotho 27,422 number 2016 up 19.0% rising
125 Estonia 26,729 number 2018 up 12.0% falling
126 Congo 26,612 number 2012 up 240.3% volatile
127 Armenia 24,332 number 2019 down 8.9% rising
128 Qatar 23,852 number 2019 up 98.8% volatile
129 Solomon Islands 23,780 number 2018 up 5.9% volatile
130 Eritrea, The State of 22,895 number 2018 up 31.6% volatile
131 Namibia 22,112 number 2018 up 35.5% volatile
132 Mozambique 20,822 number 1986 up 2,836.8% volatile
133 Equatorial Guinea 19,707 number 2015 up 73.2% rising
134 Yemen 16,813 number 2016 up 107.8% rising
135 Botswana 16,810 number 2015 up 61.1% rising
136 Bahrain 16,792 number 2019 up 40.7% volatile
137 Trinidad and Tobago 16,007 number 2019 up 9.9% rising
138 Puerto Rico 15,194 number 2018 down 67.4% falling
139 North Macedonia 14,110 number 2018 up 80.5% falling
140 Guyana 13,687 number 2012 down 22.4% rising
141 Mauritius 12,469 number 2019 down 30.3% rising
142 Timor-Leste 12,011 number 2019 up 237.5% rising
143 Cyprus 11,728 number 2018 up 19.4% rising
144 Cape Verde 11,590 number 2018 up 5.0% rising
145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,941 number 2019 up 40.9% rising
146 Libya 10,692 number 2006 up 112.7% volatile
147 Afghanistan 10,383 number 2003 up 8.1% volatile
148 Suriname 9,856 number 2019 up 12.5% falling
149 Maldives 9,582 number 2019 up 20.4% rising
150 Macau, China 8,921 number 2019 up 103.6% rising
151 Chad 8,500 number 2019 down 15.7% rising
152 Luxembourg 8,472 number 2018 up 19.4% rising
153 Singapore 8,429 number 1989 up 185.3% volatile
154 French Polynesia 7,796 number 1996 up 33.2% rising
155 Comoros 7,568 number 2018 up 11.7% volatile
156 Montenegro 7,563 number 2019 up 64.1% rising
157 Vanuatu 6,786 number 2015 up 24.6% volatile
158 Brunei Darussalam 6,523 number 2019 up 2.2% rising
159 Iceland 6,442 number 2018 up 7.6% rising
160 Central African Republic 6,337 number 2017 down 0.8% rising
161 New Caledonia 5,531 number 1991 up 40.6% rising
162 Sao Tome and Principe 4,769 number 2016 up 74.0% volatile
163 Guinea-Bissau 4,590 number 2010 up 115.3% volatile
164 Fiji 4,580 number 2009 up 1.5% rising
165 Malta 4,466 number 2018 up 6.3% rising
166 Bhutan 3,936 number 2020 up 1,157.5% volatile
167 Belize 3,759 number 2019 up 23.2% rising
168 Barbados 2,506 number 2019 down 16.3% rising
169 Samoa 2,082 number 2019 down 0.2% rising
170 Djibouti 1,986 number 2020 up 234.3% volatile
171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,849 number 2018 up 27.3% rising
172 Grenada 1,839 number 2018 down 3.0% rising
173 Bahamas 1,813 number 2018 down 20.7% rising
174 Saint Lucia 1,612 number 2019 down 15.3% falling
175 Seychelles 1,501 number 2019 up 3.3% rising
176 American Samoa 1,454 number 1990 up 63.2% rising
177 Aruba 1,362 number 2014 down 4.6% flat
178 Tonga 1,101 number 2015 up 72.8% rising
179 Antigua and Barbuda 1,063 number 2018 down 7.8% rising
180 Andorra, Principality of 1,048 number 2019 down 8.1% rising
181 Micronesia, Federated States of 988 number 2019 — volatile
182 Somalia 882 number 1986 up 76.8% volatile
183 Dominica 743 number 2019 down 20.6% falling
184 Cayman Islands 684 number 2018 up 44.0% rising
185 Marshall Islands 621 number 2019 down 11.9% falling
186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 570 number 2016 down 43.6% flat
186 Turks and Caicos Islands 570 number 2018 down 2.4% rising
188 Gibraltar 502 number 2019 — volatile
189 Monaco 492 number 2020 up 14.7% rising
190 San Marino 427 number 2019 down 9.1% rising
191 Liechtenstein 348 number 2018 down 2.0% falling
192 Tuvalu 310 number 2019 down 16.2% falling
193 Palau 269 number 2014 down 18.5% falling
194 British Virgin Islands 259 number 2018 down 26.8% rising
195 Bermuda 198 number 2015 up 5.9% volatile
196 Naoero 141 number 2019 down 57.4% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.