School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA only
IDA only: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 27.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA only, 1972–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA only stood at 27.6%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA only peaked at 27.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1972.
IDA only ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.4% | — |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 12.2% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 16.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA only?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in IDA only was 27.6% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1972.
- How does IDA only rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- IDA only ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.