Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in European Union
European Union: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 7.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
7.37 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
7.57 million number
in 2016
All-time low
6.29 million number
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in European Union, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
European Union recorded 7.37 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in European Union peaked at 7.57 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.29 million number, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.29 million number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.34 million number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.47 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 6.69 million number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 6.77 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 6.90 million number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 6.90 million number | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.86 million number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.82 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.85 million number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 6.85 million number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 6.82 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 6.82 million number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.85 million number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.83 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.85 million number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.83 million number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.79 million number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 6.76 million number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.77 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.71 million number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.67 million number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.72 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.73 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.68 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.75 million number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.77 million number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.69 million number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.66 million number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.64 million number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.61 million number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.60 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.59 million number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.50 million number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.70 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.72 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.79 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.85 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.98 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.14 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.27 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.29 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.43 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.50 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.57 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.48 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.48 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.37 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.64 million number | 6.29 million number | 6.90 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.83 million number | 6.76 million number | 6.85 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.72 million number | 6.66 million number | 6.77 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.67 million number | 6.50 million number | 6.85 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.35 million number | 6.98 million number | 7.57 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 China 21.77 million number compare
- 2 India 21.34 million number compare
- 3 United States of America 4.27 million number compare
- 4 Pakistan 3.79 million number compare
- 5 Russian Federation 3.07 million number compare
More education data for European Union
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in European Union?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in European Union was 7.37 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 million number in 1971.
- How does European Union rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.