School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 105.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Kingdom, 1976–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in United Kingdom is 105.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in United Kingdom peaked at 110.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1976.
That places United Kingdom 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 34.3% | — |
| 1983 | 45.1% | +31.4% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 47.6% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 47.9% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | +43.5% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 110.3% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 106.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 107.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 105.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 105.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 45.1% | 48.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 61.6% | 50.6% | 77.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 59.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 77.4% | 110.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.8% | 105.8% | 105.8% | 1 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in United Kingdom?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Kingdom was 105.8% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 110.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1976.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.