Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in World
World: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 36.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 36.9% 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in World peaked at 36.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1993.
That places World 18th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.8% | — |
| 1971 | 27.3% | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 28.4% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 26.7% | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 23.1% | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 25.2% | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 25.9% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 25.5% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 25.2% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 23.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.4% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.5% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 32.0% | 36.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Indonesia 94.6% compare
- 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 93.2% compare
- 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
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in World?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in World was 36.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1993.
- How does World rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- World ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.