Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle income
Middle income: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 36.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 36.1% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle income peaked at 36.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1977.
Middle income ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.4% | — |
| 1971 | 17.9% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 18.9% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 20.8% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 18.9% | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | -18.2% |
| 1978 | 18.4% | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 15.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 18.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.7% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 29.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 24 Syrian Arab Republic 82.6% compare
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle income?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle income was 36.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1977.
- How does Middle income rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Middle income ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.