School enrollment, preprimary in North America
North America: School enrollment, preprimary was 70.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in North America, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in North America stood at 70.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in North America peaked at 70.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1972.
North America ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.6% | 38.0% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.8% | 48.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 61.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 59.3% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 62.0% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 12 France 106.7% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 105.8% compare
- 14 Gibraltar 105.6% compare
- 15 Seychelles 104.3% compare
- 16 Aruba 103.5% compare
- 17 Denmark 103.2% compare
- 18 Switzerland 102.9% compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in North America?
- School enrollment, preprimary in North America was 70.3% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1972.
- How does North America rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- North America ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.