Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA only

IDA only: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 10.27 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
10.27 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
10.27 million number
in 2019
All-time low
805,055 number
in 1972
Years of data
48
1972–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA only, 1972–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 10.27 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA only peaked at 10.27 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 805,055 number, in 1972.

That places IDA only 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in IDA only, 1972 to 2019.
Year number Change
1972 805,055 number
1973 827,353 number +2.8%
1974 924,604 number +11.8%
1975 1.03 million number +10.9%
1976 1.14 million number +11.1%
1977 1.25 million number +9.8%
1978 1.37 million number +9.2%
1979 1.48 million number +8.2%
1980 1.60 million number +8.1%
1981 1.68 million number +5.1%
1982 1.78 million number +5.9%
1983 1.89 million number +5.9%
1984 2.00 million number +6.2%
1985 2.12 million number +5.9%
1986 2.26 million number +6.7%
1987 2.42 million number +7.2%
1988 2.57 million number +6.0%
1989 2.57 million number +0.1%
1990 2.57 million number +0.1%
1991 2.57 million number -0.1%
1992 2.54 million number -1.0%
1993 2.51 million number -1.4%
1994 2.47 million number -1.4%
1995 2.42 million number -2.0%
1996 2.40 million number -0.9%
1997 2.40 million number -0.0%
1998 3.20 million number +33.4%
1999 3.16 million number -1.3%
2000 3.31 million number +4.6%
2001 3.35 million number +1.3%
2002 3.42 million number +2.1%
2003 3.49 million number +2.0%
2004 3.63 million number +4.0%
2005 3.91 million number +7.8%
2006 4.26 million number +8.9%
2007 4.54 million number +6.5%
2008 5.03 million number +10.9%
2009 5.46 million number +8.5%
2010 5.69 million number +4.2%
2011 6.52 million number +14.7%
2012 7.40 million number +13.4%
2013 8.02 million number +8.5%
2014 8.33 million number +3.8%
2015 8.78 million number +5.4%
2016 9.45 million number +7.5%
2017 9.99 million number +5.7%
2018 10.07 million number +0.8%
2019 10.27 million number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.10 million number 805,055 number 1.48 million number 8
1980s 2.09 million number 1.60 million number 2.57 million number 10
1990s 2.63 million number 2.40 million number 3.20 million number 10
2000s 4.04 million number 3.31 million number 5.46 million number 10
2010s 8.45 million number 5.69 million number 10.27 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 22 Argentina 837,660 number compare
  2. 23 Peru 829,245 number compare
  3. 24 Türkiye 718,442 number compare
  4. 25 Egypt 717,683 number compare
  5. 26 Italy 715,157 number compare
  6. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 706,547 number compare
  7. 28 Poland 661,347 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA only?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA only was 10.27 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 10.27 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 805,055 number in 1972.
How does IDA only rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
IDA only ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA only 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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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
Last refreshed

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.