Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 4.30 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
4.30 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
23rd
of 38 groups
All-time high
4.30 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.06 million number
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2019

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1999200920191999: 1.2M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 3.1M number2014: 3.1M number2015: 3.8M number2016: 3.9M number2017: 4.1M number2018: 4.3M number2019: 4.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Europe & Central Asia stood at 4.30 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 255.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 4.30 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million number, in 2001.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 23rd of 38 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.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Europe & Central Asia, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1.15 million number
2000 1.09 million number -5.4%
2001 1.06 million number -2.4%
2002 1.10 million number +2.9%
2003 1.15 million number +5.1%
2004 1.20 million number +3.9%
2005 1.25 million number +4.0%
2006 1.28 million number +2.6%
2007 1.31 million number +2.6%
2008 1.17 million number -10.6%
2009 1.21 million number +3.3%
2010 1.19 million number -2.0%
2011 1.23 million number +3.8%
2012 1.28 million number +4.1%
2013 3.11 million number +142.2%
2014 3.11 million number +0.1%
2015 3.77 million number +21.2%
2016 3.91 million number +3.8%
2017 4.06 million number +3.8%
2018 4.25 million number +4.7%
2019 4.30 million number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.15 million number 1.15 million number 1.15 million number 1
2000s 1.18 million number 1.06 million number 1.31 million number 10
2010s 3.02 million number 1.19 million number 4.30 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

  1. 20 Sweden 166,244 number compare
  2. 21 Argentina 124,541 number compare
  3. 22 Denmark 104,402 number compare
  4. 23 Norway 101,722 number compare
  5. 24 Peru 91,622 number compare
  6. 25 New Zealand 76,269 number compare
  7. 26 Belarus 69,460 number compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Europe & Central Asia?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Europe & Central Asia was 4.30 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4.30 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2001.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 23rd out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 255.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) 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.