School enrollment, preprimary, female in OECD members
OECD members: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 80.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in OECD members, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in OECD members stood at 80.8%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in OECD members peaked at 80.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.8% | — |
| 1971 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 42.4% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 44.5% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 46.1% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 47.8% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 56.4% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 58.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 69.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.7% | 40.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.9% | 48.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 59.4% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 67.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 75.4% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in OECD members?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in OECD members was 80.8% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.