Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in North America
North America: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 4.33 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in North America, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North America recorded 4.33 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in North America peaked at 4.42 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.46 million number, in 1980.
That places North America 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.46 million number | — |
| 1981 | 2.64 million number | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 2.66 million number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.87 million number | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 3.00 million number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 3.08 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.32 million number | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 3.33 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.29 million number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.42 million number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.74 million number | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 3.87 million number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.98 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.08 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.17 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.35 million number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.40 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.32 million number | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.20 million number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.15 million number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.12 million number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.06 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.02 million number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.02 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.08 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.15 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.23 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.27 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.31 million number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.34 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.32 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.38 million number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.42 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.32 million number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.35 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.42 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.39 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.33 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.01 million number | 2.46 million number | 3.42 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.06 million number | 3.47 million number | 4.40 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 million number | 4.02 million number | 4.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 million number | 4.31 million number | 4.42 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
- 37 Nepal 452,259 number compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in North America?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in North America was 4.33 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 million number in 1980.
- How does North America rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- North America ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.