School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 57.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1972–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 57.7% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 57.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1973.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.8% | — |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | +28.3% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 14.5% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 17.0% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 18.3% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 20.1% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 21.5% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 23.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 9.7% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 15.6% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 23.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 27.5% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 42.2% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 1 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA & IBRD total was 57.7% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1973.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.