School enrollment, preprimary in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School enrollment, preprimary was 87.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Late-demographic dividend, 1973–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 87.0% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 87.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1974.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.8% | — |
| 1974 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 12.6% | +26.5% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | +45.2% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 20.8% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 23.8% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 28.4% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +29.3% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Late-demographic dividend 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 | +45.2% | 12.6% | 18.3% |
| 1998 | +29.3% | 34.7% | 44.9% |
| 1976 | +26.5% | 10.0% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 9.7% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 17.6% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.0% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 45.7% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 59.6% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Late-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Late-demographic dividend was 87.0% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1974.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.