Enrolment in early childhood education, female in China

China: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 21.77 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21.77 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 170 countries
All-time high
21.77 million number
in 2019
All-time low
9.18 million number
in 2002
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in China, 1999–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1999200920191999: 11.1M number2000: 10.7M number2001: 10.3M number2002: 9.2M number2003: 9.2M number2007: 10.2M number2008: 10.5M number2009: 11.1M number2010: 12.0M number2011: 13.5M number2012: 15.8M number2013: 17.1M number2014: 18.0M number2015: 18.8M number2016: 19.8M number2017: 20.6M number2018: 21.5M number2019: 21.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

China recorded 21.77 million number for enrolment in early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in China peaked at 21.77 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.18 million number, in 2002.

That places China 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in China, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in China, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 11.15 million number
2000 10.71 million number -3.9%
2001 10.34 million number -3.5%
2002 9.18 million number -11.3%
2003 9.23 million number +0.6%
2007 10.15 million number +10.0%
2008 10.52 million number +3.6%
2009 11.12 million number +5.7%
2010 11.98 million number +7.8%
2011 13.53 million number +12.9%
2012 15.79 million number +16.7%
2013 17.07 million number +8.1%
2014 17.98 million number +5.3%
2015 18.76 million number +4.3%
2016 19.79 million number +5.5%
2017 20.56 million number +3.9%
2018 21.49 million number +4.5%
2019 21.77 million number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.15 million number 11.15 million number 11.15 million number 1
2000s 10.18 million number 9.18 million number 11.12 million number 7
2010s 17.87 million number 11.98 million number 21.77 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 Indonesia 7.09 million number compare
  2. 3 Brazil 4.26 million number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 3.79 million number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in China?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in China was 21.77 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 21.77 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 9.18 million number in 2002.
How does China rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
China ranks 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.