School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 58.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Low & middle income, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 58.0% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Low & middle income peaked at 58.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1973.
Low & middle income ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.2% | — |
| 1971 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Low & middle income 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 | +29.4% | 11.9% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 15.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 27.7% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 42.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 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 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0824 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Low & middle income?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Low & middle income was 58.0% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1973.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.