Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) was 19.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.76 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.86 million
in 2020
All-time low
14.53 million
in 1976
Years of data
46
1976–2024
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 19.76 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 19.86 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.53 million, in 1976.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14.53 million | — |
| 1980 | 15.40 million | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 16.63 million | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 15.24 million | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 15.00 million | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 15.20 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 15.30 million | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.60 million | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 15.78 million | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 15.95 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 18.29 million | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 18.48 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 18.62 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.28 million | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 18.05 million | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 17.31 million | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 17.29 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.18 million | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 15.26 million | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 15.10 million | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 14.94 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.87 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.99 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.06 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.68 million | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 15.27 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 15.45 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 15.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.97 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.47 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 17.13 million | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.74 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 18.41 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.81 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 19.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.86 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.59 million | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 19.56 million | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 19.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 19.76 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.53 million | 14.53 million | 14.53 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.04 million | 15.00 million | 18.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.95 million | 14.94 million | 18.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.32 million | 14.87 million | 15.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.43 million | 16.47 million | 19.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.42 million | 18.59 million | 19.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 19.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.53 million in 1976.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release