Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in IDA total
IDA total: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 36.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in IDA total, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 36.4% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in IDA total peaked at 49.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2014.
That places IDA total 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 46.2% | — |
| 1982 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 47.5% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.5% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.8% | 46.2% | 49.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 41.6% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 38.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 33.0% | 37.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.1% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 87.4% compare
- 19 Australia 84.7% compare
- 20 Dominica 84.3% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 84.3% compare
- 22 Morocco 83.8% compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 82.7% compare
More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in IDA total?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in IDA total was 36.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
- How does IDA total rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- IDA total ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. 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.