Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in IDA total

IDA total: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 21.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21.09 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
15th
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.96 million number
in 1983
Years of data
37
1983–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in IDA total, 1983–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1983200120191983: 6.0M number1984: 6.3M number1985: 6.5M number1986: 6.9M number1987: 7.3M number1988: 7.7M number1989: 7.9M number1990: 8.0M number1991: 8.1M number1992: 8.2M number1993: 8.2M number1994: 8.2M number1995: 8.2M number1996: 8.2M number1997: 8.1M number1998: 9.0M number1999: 8.1M number2000: 8.4M number2001: 8.2M number2002: 7.6M number2003: 7.7M number2004: 8.3M number2005: 8.8M number2006: 10.1M number2007: 10.9M number2008: 11.5M number2009: 12.1M number2010: 12.7M number2011: 14.2M number2012: 15.8M number2013: 17.1M number2014: 15.3M number2015: 16.3M number2016: 19.0M number2017: 20.1M number2018: 20.8M number2019: 21.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in IDA total is 21.09 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in IDA total peaked at 21.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.96 million number, in 1983.

IDA total ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in IDA total, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in IDA total, 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 5.96 million number —
1984 6.25 million number +5.0%
1985 6.54 million number +4.7%
1986 6.91 million number +5.7%
1987 7.33 million number +6.0%
1988 7.73 million number +5.5%
1989 7.87 million number +1.8%
1990 8.00 million number +1.6%
1991 8.13 million number +1.6%
1992 8.20 million number +0.9%
1993 8.18 million number -0.3%
1994 8.18 million number +0.1%
1995 8.16 million number -0.4%
1996 8.21 million number +0.6%
1997 8.08 million number -1.5%
1998 9.02 million number +11.6%
1999 8.13 million number -9.9%
2000 8.36 million number +2.9%
2001 8.16 million number -2.4%
2002 7.64 million number -6.4%
2003 7.70 million number +0.9%
2004 8.31 million number +7.9%
2005 8.81 million number +6.0%
2006 10.12 million number +14.9%
2007 10.92 million number +8.0%
2008 11.55 million number +5.7%
2009 12.14 million number +5.1%
2010 12.68 million number +4.4%
2011 14.25 million number +12.4%
2012 15.79 million number +10.8%
2013 17.14 million number +8.5%
2014 15.25 million number -11.0%
2015 16.27 million number +6.7%
2016 18.97 million number +16.6%
2017 20.14 million number +6.2%
2018 20.76 million number +3.0%
2019 21.09 million number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.94 million number 5.96 million number 7.87 million number 7
1990s 8.23 million number 8.00 million number 9.02 million number 10
2000s 9.37 million number 7.64 million number 12.14 million number 10
2010s 17.23 million number 12.68 million number 21.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 12 Japan 1.50 million number compare
  2. 13 Ethiopia 1.31 million number compare
  3. 14 France 1.30 million number compare
  4. 15 Germany 1.22 million number compare
  5. 16 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
  6. 17 Nigeria 1.04 million number compare
  7. 18 Ghana 938,568 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in IDA total?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in IDA total was 21.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 21.09 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 5.96 million number in 1983.
How does IDA total rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
IDA total ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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
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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.