Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 19.68 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA total, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA total is 19.68 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA total peaked at 19.68 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.10 million number, in 1983.
That places IDA total 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.10 million number | — |
| 1984 | 5.33 million number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 5.56 million number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 5.82 million number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 6.20 million number | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 6.50 million number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 6.66 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 6.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 6.91 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.96 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.91 million number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.92 million number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.88 million number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.95 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.81 million number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.74 million number | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 6.92 million number | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 7.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 7.05 million number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.03 million number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.08 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.64 million number | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 8.24 million number | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 9.43 million number | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 10.15 million number | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 10.76 million number | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 11.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 11.89 million number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 13.29 million number | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 14.72 million number | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 16.19 million number | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 14.30 million number | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 15.24 million number | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 17.83 million number | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 18.87 million number | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 19.41 million number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.68 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.88 million number | 5.10 million number | 6.66 million number | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.98 million number | 6.79 million number | 7.74 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.56 million number | 7.03 million number | 11.10 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 million number | 11.89 million number | 19.68 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA total?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in IDA total was 19.68 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 19.68 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.10 million number in 1983.
- How does IDA total rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.