Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 6.69 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.69 million number
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
7.56 million number
in 1990
All-time low
3.53 million number
in 2001
Years of data
31
1989–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1989–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1989200420191989: 7.4M number1990: 7.6M number1991: 7.4M number1992: 7.2M number1993: 6.8M number1994: 6.0M number1995: 5.7M number1996: 5.3M number1997: 4.8M number1998: 4.2M number1999: 3.8M number2000: 3.6M number2001: 3.5M number2002: 3.5M number2003: 3.6M number2004: 3.6M number2005: 3.7M number2006: 3.8M number2007: 4.0M number2008: 4.2M number2009: 4.4M number2010: 4.6M number2011: 4.9M number2012: 5.1M number2013: 5.3M number2014: 5.5M number2015: 5.8M number2016: 6.0M number2017: 6.3M number2018: 6.5M number2019: 6.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 6.69 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 7.56 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.53 million number, in 2001.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1989 to 2019.
Year number Change
1989 7.42 million number
1990 7.56 million number +1.8%
1991 7.43 million number -1.7%
1992 7.22 million number -2.8%
1993 6.79 million number -6.0%
1994 6.01 million number -11.5%
1995 5.66 million number -5.8%
1996 5.26 million number -6.9%
1997 4.78 million number -9.1%
1998 4.18 million number -12.5%
1999 3.82 million number -8.6%
2000 3.61 million number -5.5%
2001 3.53 million number -2.2%
2002 3.53 million number +0.1%
2003 3.60 million number +2.0%
2004 3.64 million number +1.0%
2005 3.69 million number +1.4%
2006 3.83 million number +3.7%
2007 3.99 million number +4.3%
2008 4.22 million number +5.8%
2009 4.41 million number +4.5%
2010 4.62 million number +4.7%
2011 4.85 million number +5.0%
2012 5.13 million number +5.7%
2013 5.26 million number +2.5%
2014 5.51 million number +4.8%
2015 5.75 million number +4.4%
2016 6.02 million number +4.6%
2017 6.30 million number +4.7%
2018 6.53 million number +3.6%
2019 6.69 million number +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.42 million number 7.42 million number 7.42 million number 1
1990s 5.87 million number 3.82 million number 7.56 million number 10
2000s 3.81 million number 3.53 million number 4.41 million number 10
2010s 5.67 million number 4.62 million number 6.69 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 30 Republic of Korea 645,503 number compare
  2. 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 604,397 number compare
  3. 32 Ukraine 567,407 number compare
  4. 33 Sudan 535,516 number compare
  5. 34 Malaysia 508,757 number compare
  6. 35 Nepal 505,868 number compare
  7. 36 Kazakhstan 501,980 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 6.69 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 7.56 million number in 1990.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.53 million number in 2001.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.