Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 42.07 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
42.07 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
42.07 million number
in 2019
All-time low
3.95 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 42.07 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income peaked at 42.07 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.95 million number, in 1970.

Lower middle income ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 3.95 million number
1971 4.01 million number +1.5%
1972 4.15 million number +3.6%
1973 4.29 million number +3.4%
1974 4.51 million number +5.0%
1975 4.81 million number +6.8%
1976 5.09 million number +5.8%
1977 5.43 million number +6.7%
1978 5.85 million number +7.7%
1979 6.14 million number +4.9%
1980 6.65 million number +8.2%
1981 6.63 million number -0.3%
1982 6.80 million number +2.5%
1983 7.06 million number +3.9%
1984 7.34 million number +3.9%
1985 7.60 million number +3.5%
1986 8.04 million number +5.8%
1987 8.39 million number +4.4%
1988 8.82 million number +5.1%
1989 8.97 million number +1.6%
1990 9.04 million number +0.8%
1991 9.12 million number +0.9%
1992 9.10 million number -0.2%
1993 8.99 million number -1.2%
1994 9.27 million number +3.1%
1995 9.44 million number +1.9%
1996 9.53 million number +0.9%
1997 9.51 million number -0.2%
1998 11.46 million number +20.5%
1999 11.54 million number +0.7%
2000 12.76 million number +10.6%
2001 13.81 million number +8.2%
2002 14.95 million number +8.3%
2003 16.18 million number +8.2%
2004 18.02 million number +11.3%
2005 19.90 million number +10.5%
2006 22.44 million number +12.7%
2007 23.45 million number +4.5%
2008 25.06 million number +6.9%
2009 26.62 million number +6.2%
2010 28.75 million number +8.0%
2011 31.21 million number +8.5%
2012 33.36 million number +6.9%
2013 35.57 million number +6.6%
2014 34.76 million number -2.3%
2015 36.29 million number +4.4%
2016 39.68 million number +9.4%
2017 41.47 million number +4.5%
2018 41.69 million number +0.5%
2019 42.07 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.82 million number 3.95 million number 6.14 million number 10
1980s 7.63 million number 6.63 million number 8.97 million number 10
1990s 9.70 million number 8.99 million number 11.54 million number 10
2000s 19.32 million number 12.76 million number 26.62 million number 10
2010s 36.49 million number 28.75 million number 42.07 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 3 United States 4.27 million number compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 3.79 million number compare
  3. 5 Russian Federation 3.07 million number compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 2.74 million number compare
  5. 7 Brazil 2.52 million number compare
  6. 8 Mexico 2.43 million number compare
  7. 9 Viet Nam 2.11 million number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income was 42.07 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 42.07 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 3.95 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower middle income 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.