Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 21.77 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of), 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) is 21.77 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 21.77 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.42 million number, in 1984.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5.42 million number | — |
| 1985 | 6.02 million number | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 6.97 million number | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 7.73 million number | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 8.47 million number | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 8.66 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 8.58 million number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.37 million number | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 10.38 million number | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 11.41 million number | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 11.98 million number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 12.30 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 12.68 million number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 12.41 million number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.73 million number | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 11.15 million number | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 10.71 million number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 10.34 million number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 9.18 million number | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 9.23 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.83 million number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 10.15 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 10.52 million number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 11.12 million number | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 11.98 million number | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 13.53 million number | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 15.79 million number | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 17.07 million number | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 17.98 million number | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 18.76 million number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 19.79 million number | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 20.56 million number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 21.49 million number | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 21.77 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.21 million number | 5.42 million number | 8.66 million number | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.20 million number | 8.58 million number | 12.68 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.13 million number | 9.18 million number | 11.12 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.87 million number | 11.98 million number | 21.77 million number | 10 |
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More education data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in China (People’s Republic of) was 21.77 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.77 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 million number in 1984.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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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.