Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in China

China: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 24.80 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.80 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
1st
of 196 countries
All-time high
24.80 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.98 million number
in 1984
Years of data
34
1984–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in China, 1984–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1984200120191984: 6.0M number1985: 6.9M number1986: 7.8M number1987: 8.6M number1988: 9.6M number1989: 9.9M number1990: 9.9M number1991: 10.4M number1992: 11.7M number1993: 12.9M number1994: 13.5M number1995: 14.0M number1996: 14.4M number1997: 14.3M number1998: 13.5M number1999: 12.9M number2000: 12.5M number2001: 12.1M number2002: 11.0M number2003: 11.1M number2006: 12.0M number2007: 12.5M number2008: 13.0M number2009: 13.6M number2010: 14.6M number2011: 16.2M number2012: 18.5M number2013: 19.8M number2014: 21.0M number2015: 21.7M number2016: 22.9M number2017: 23.6M number2018: 24.5M number2019: 24.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in China is 24.80 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in China peaked at 24.80 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.98 million number, in 1984.

China ranks 1st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.13 million number 5.98 million number 9.89 million number 6
1990s 12.74 million number 9.90 million number 14.44 million number 10
2000s 12.24 million number 11.04 million number 13.63 million number 8
2010s 20.75 million number 14.60 million number 24.80 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 India 22.55 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 4.75 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 4.40 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 China?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in China was 24.80 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 24.80 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 5.98 million number in 1984.
How does China rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
China ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. 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 pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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.