Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 4.86 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 4.86 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Euro area peaked at 5.01 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.54 million number, in 1999.
That places Euro area 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.88 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.86 million number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.86 million number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 4.87 million number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.96 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 4.94 million number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.01 million number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.94 million number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 4.82 million number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 4.71 million number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.65 million number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.61 million number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.60 million number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.62 million number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.66 million number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.66 million number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.67 million number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.65 million number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.61 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.58 million number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 4.66 million number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.66 million number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.68 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.58 million number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.62 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 4.64 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.57 million number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.54 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.55 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.56 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.58 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.66 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.74 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.75 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.74 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.75 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.76 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.80 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.91 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.96 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.01 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.99 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.98 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.94 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.90 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.86 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.89 million number | 4.71 million number | 5.01 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.63 million number | 4.58 million number | 4.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 million number | 4.54 million number | 4.68 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.67 million number | 4.55 million number | 4.76 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 million number | 4.80 million number | 5.01 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 30 Republic of Korea 614,823 number compare
- 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 585,952 number compare
- 32 Sudan 530,865 number compare
- 33 Ukraine 526,584 number compare
- 34 Malaysia 495,114 number compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 483,741 number compare
- 36 Madagascar 468,442 number compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Euro area?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Euro area was 4.86 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 million number in 1999.
- How does Euro area rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Euro area ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area 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.