Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil

Brazil: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2.64 million number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
2.64 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.64 million number
in 2018
All-time low
185,960 number
in 1970
Years of data
18
1970–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil, 1970–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1970199420181970: 186.0k number1971: 208.1k number1972: 226.9k number1973: 248.6k number1974: 264.9k number1975: 284.7k number1976: 355.7k number1977: 391.6k number1978: 472.7k number1979: 602.4k number1980: 674.9k number1981: 777.6k number2013: 2.5M number2014: 2.5M number2015: 2.5M number2016: 2.6M number2017: 2.6M number2018: 2.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil stood at 2.64 million number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil peaked at 2.64 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 185,960 number, in 1970.

Brazil ranks 7th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Brazil, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 185,960 number —
1971 208,138 number +11.9%
1972 226,912 number +9.0%
1973 248,622 number +9.6%
1974 264,924 number +6.6%
1975 284,725 number +7.5%
1976 355,709 number +24.9%
1977 391,622 number +10.1%
1978 472,729 number +20.7%
1979 602,357 number +27.4%
1980 674,905 number +12.0%
1981 777,585 number +15.2%
2013 2.49 million number +220.0%
2014 2.54 million number +2.1%
2015 2.52 million number -0.9%
2016 2.58 million number +2.4%
2017 2.61 million number +1.2%
2018 2.64 million number +1.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 2.64 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77,918 number, 33.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 2.64 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,503 number, 48.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +220.0% 777,585 number 2.49 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 324,170 number 185,960 number 602,357 number 10
1980s 726,245 number 674,905 number 777,585 number 2
2010s 2.56 million number 2.49 million number 2.64 million number 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 4 United States 4.40 million number compare
  2. 5 Russia 3.31 million number compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 3.17 million number compare
  4. 8 Mexico 2.47 million number compare
  5. 9 Vietnam 2.30 million number compare
  6. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Brazil was 2.64 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2.64 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 185,960 number in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Brazil ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.