School enrollment, preprimary, female in Small states
Small states: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 45.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Small states, 1974–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Small states stood at 45.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Small states peaked at 47.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1974.
That places Small states 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.5% | — |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 30.3% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 31.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 31.4% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 34.3% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 35.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 26.5% | 31.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 30.1% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 31.7% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 35.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.5% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (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 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Small states?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Small states was 45.8% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1974.
- How does Small states rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Small states ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.