Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 860,911 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 860,911 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 893,596 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 278,910 number, in 1976.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 278,910 number | — |
| 1983 | 293,000 number | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 316,000 number | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 311,000 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 315,000 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 330,000 number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 340,000 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 350,000 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 374,000 number | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 388,100 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 396,500 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 561,743 number | +41.7% |
| 1999 | 563,568 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 577,464 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 578,365 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 576,697 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 530,248 number | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 401,960 number | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 483,616 number | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 490,049 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 497,600 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 546,074 number | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 551,160 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 585,283 number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 610,956 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 628,380 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 599,923 number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 698,114 number | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 797,788 number | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 893,596 number | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 860,028 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 860,911 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 278,910 number | 278,910 number | 278,910 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 322,143 number | 293,000 number | 350,000 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 456,782 number | 374,000 number | 563,568 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 523,323 number | 401,960 number | 578,365 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 726,109 number | 585,283 number | 893,596 number | 9 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4388 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.24 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.929 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 860,911 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 893,596 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,910 number in 1976.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.