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

Upper middle income: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 41.60 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.60 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
41.60 million number
in 2019
All-time low
13.62 million number
in 1983
Years of data
37
1983–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Upper middle income, 1983–2019

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1983200120191983: 13.6M number1984: 14.3M number1985: 15.3M number1986: 16.8M number1987: 18.9M number1988: 20.1M number1989: 20.7M number1990: 21.1M number1991: 21.9M number1992: 23.1M number1993: 24.2M number1994: 24.4M number1995: 24.9M number1996: 25.1M number1997: 24.8M number1998: 24.0M number1999: 23.2M number2000: 23.2M number2001: 22.9M number2002: 21.7M number2003: 22.0M number2004: 22.9M number2005: 23.2M number2006: 24.0M number2007: 24.9M number2008: 25.9M number2009: 26.9M number2010: 27.7M number2011: 29.6M number2012: 32.4M number2013: 34.4M number2014: 35.9M number2015: 37.0M number2016: 38.4M number2017: 39.7M number2018: 40.9M number2019: 41.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 41.60 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Upper middle income peaked at 41.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.62 million number, in 1983.

That places Upper middle income 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in Upper middle income, 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 13.62 million number
1984 14.28 million number +4.9%
1985 15.29 million number +7.0%
1986 16.84 million number +10.1%
1987 18.87 million number +12.0%
1988 20.07 million number +6.4%
1989 20.66 million number +2.9%
1990 21.15 million number +2.4%
1991 21.88 million number +3.5%
1992 23.09 million number +5.5%
1993 24.20 million number +4.8%
1994 24.44 million number +1.0%
1995 24.85 million number +1.7%
1996 25.14 million number +1.1%
1997 24.80 million number -1.3%
1998 23.99 million number -3.3%
1999 23.22 million number -3.2%
2000 23.24 million number +0.1%
2001 22.85 million number -1.7%
2002 21.70 million number -5.0%
2003 22.03 million number +1.5%
2004 22.87 million number +3.8%
2005 23.17 million number +1.3%
2006 23.96 million number +3.4%
2007 24.87 million number +3.8%
2008 25.95 million number +4.3%
2009 26.90 million number +3.7%
2010 27.70 million number +3.0%
2011 29.57 million number +6.7%
2012 32.41 million number +9.6%
2013 34.35 million number +6.0%
2014 35.86 million number +4.4%
2015 37.00 million number +3.2%
2016 38.40 million number +3.8%
2017 39.67 million number +3.3%
2018 40.90 million number +3.1%
2019 41.60 million number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 17.09 million number 13.62 million number 20.66 million number 7
1990s 23.68 million number 21.15 million number 25.14 million number 10
2000s 23.76 million number 21.70 million number 26.90 million number 10
2010s 35.74 million number 27.70 million number 41.60 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 4 Pakistan 3.79 million number compare
  2. 5 Russia 3.07 million number compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 2.74 million number compare
  4. 7 Brazil 2.52 million number compare
  5. 8 Mexico 2.43 million number compare
  6. 9 Vietnam 2.11 million number compare
  7. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Upper middle income?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Upper middle income was 41.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 41.60 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 13.62 million number in 1983.
How does Upper middle income rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper 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
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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.