School enrollment, preprimary in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: School enrollment, preprimary was 86.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 86.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1970.
That places Post-demographic dividend 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.9% | — |
| 1971 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 49.9% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 55.3% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 57.5% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 57.9% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 61.6% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 66.1% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 66.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 69.9% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.1% | 46.9% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 68.1% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 75.4% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 81.0% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Post-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Post-demographic dividend was 86.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1970.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.