School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 58.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 58.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 58.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1973.
That places IDA & IBRD total 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.5% | — |
| 1971 | 10.3% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | +27.9% |
| 1978 | 14.7% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 22.2% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in IDA & IBRD total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +27.9% | 12.5% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 16.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 23.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 28.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 42.5% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total?
- School enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total was 58.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1973.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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 (% 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.