Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 9.60 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
9.60 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
9.60 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.07 million number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1980–2019

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1980199920191980: 2.1M number1981: 2.1M number1982: 2.2M number1983: 2.2M number1984: 2.3M number1985: 2.3M number1986: 2.4M number1987: 2.5M number1988: 2.6M number1989: 2.7M number1990: 2.7M number1991: 2.8M number1992: 2.9M number1993: 2.9M number1994: 3.0M number1995: 3.0M number1996: 3.1M number1997: 3.1M number1998: 3.3M number1999: 2.6M number2000: 2.9M number2001: 3.1M number2002: 3.4M number2003: 4.0M number2004: 4.5M number2005: 4.9M number2006: 5.4M number2007: 4.8M number2008: 4.7M number2009: 5.1M number2010: 5.4M number2011: 6.2M number2012: 6.9M number2013: 7.9M number2014: 5.9M number2015: 6.5M number2016: 9.0M number2017: 9.2M number2018: 9.4M number2019: 9.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend is 9.60 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 9.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million number, in 1980.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1980 to 2019.
Year number Change
1980 2.07 million number
1981 2.14 million number +3.3%
1982 2.23 million number +4.0%
1983 2.24 million number +0.7%
1984 2.29 million number +2.0%
1985 2.33 million number +1.9%
1986 2.41 million number +3.4%
1987 2.49 million number +3.5%
1988 2.59 million number +3.8%
1989 2.68 million number +3.7%
1990 2.75 million number +2.3%
1991 2.78 million number +1.3%
1992 2.86 million number +2.9%
1993 2.91 million number +1.4%
1994 2.96 million number +1.9%
1995 3.01 million number +1.8%
1996 3.09 million number +2.5%
1997 3.10 million number +0.4%
1998 3.35 million number +8.1%
1999 2.64 million number -21.2%
2000 2.87 million number +8.8%
2001 3.08 million number +7.3%
2002 3.42 million number +11.1%
2003 3.98 million number +16.2%
2004 4.52 million number +13.6%
2005 4.90 million number +8.4%
2006 5.36 million number +9.4%
2007 4.81 million number -10.2%
2008 4.73 million number -1.7%
2009 5.06 million number +6.9%
2010 5.38 million number +6.3%
2011 6.16 million number +14.6%
2012 6.89 million number +11.8%
2013 7.86 million number +14.2%
2014 5.94 million number -24.4%
2015 6.45 million number +8.6%
2016 8.99 million number +39.3%
2017 9.25 million number +2.8%
2018 9.40 million number +1.7%
2019 9.60 million number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.35 million number 2.07 million number 2.68 million number 10
1990s 2.94 million number 2.64 million number 3.35 million number 10
2000s 4.27 million number 2.87 million number 5.36 million number 10
2010s 7.59 million number 5.38 million number 9.60 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 23 Peru 829,245 number compare
  2. 24 Turkey 718,442 number compare
  3. 25 Egypt 717,683 number compare
  4. 26 Italy 715,157 number compare
  5. 27 Tanzania 706,547 number compare
  6. 28 Poland 661,347 number compare
  7. 29 Spain 628,041 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 9.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 9.60 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million number in 1980.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.