School enrollment, preprimary in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, preprimary was 20.1% in 2020. β² Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Low income, 1971β2020
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 in Low income is 20.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Low income peaked at 20.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1971.
Low income ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 11.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 40 Estonia 94.3% compare
- 41 United Arab Emirates 94.2% compare
- 42 Slovenia 94.0% compare
- 43 Poland 93.9% compare
- 44 Nepal 93.7% compare
- 45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 93.7% compare
- 46 Hong Kong (China) 93.6% compare
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Low income?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Low income was 20.1% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1971.
- How does Low income rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.