Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 35.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 35.9% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Low & middle income peaked at 35.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1977.
That places Low & middle income 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.0% | — |
| 1971 | 18.5% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 19.5% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 20.2% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 19.3% | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 21.7% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 19.3% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.1% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.3% | 35.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 20 Dominica 84.3% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 84.3% compare
- 22 Morocco 83.8% compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 82.7% compare
- 24 Syrian Arab Republic 82.6% compare
- 25 Jamaica 82.3% compare
- 26 Qatar 81.8% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Low & middle income?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Low & middle income was 35.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1977.
- How does Low & middle income rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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About this data
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.