School enrollment, preprimary, female in United States
United States: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 72.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in United States, 1981–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
United States recorded 72.6% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in United States peaked at 73.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1981.
That places United States 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in United States, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 51.2% | — |
| 1982 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 55.2% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 62.2% | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 70.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.1% | 51.2% | 62.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 59.9% | 70.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 65.4% | 73.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 1 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in United States?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in United States was 72.6% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1981.
- How does United States rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- United States ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.