Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 96.49 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
96.49 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
96.49 million number
in 2019
All-time low
12.64 million number
in 1973
Years of data
47
1973–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income, 1973–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 96.49 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income peaked at 96.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.64 million number, in 1973.

Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Low & middle income, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 12.64 million number
1974 12.87 million number +1.8%
1975 13.56 million number +5.4%
1976 16.04 million number +18.2%
1977 20.84 million number +30.0%
1978 19.07 million number -8.5%
1979 19.29 million number +1.2%
1980 20.63 million number +7.0%
1981 22.53 million number +9.2%
1982 22.87 million number +1.5%
1983 23.94 million number +4.7%
1984 24.99 million number +4.4%
1985 26.79 million number +7.2%
1986 28.84 million number +7.7%
1987 31.37 million number +8.8%
1988 33.48 million number +6.7%
1989 34.37 million number +2.7%
1990 35.11 million number +2.2%
1991 35.65 million number +1.5%
1992 37.27 million number +4.5%
1993 38.47 million number +3.2%
1994 39.10 million number +1.6%
1995 39.75 million number +1.7%
1996 40.14 million number +1.0%
1997 39.83 million number -0.8%
1998 41.11 million number +3.2%
1999 40.61 million number -1.2%
2000 42.10 million number +3.7%
2001 42.65 million number +1.3%
2002 42.46 million number -0.4%
2003 44.27 million number +4.3%
2004 47.17 million number +6.5%
2005 49.54 million number +5.0%
2006 53.40 million number +7.8%
2007 55.79 million number +4.5%
2008 58.89 million number +5.6%
2009 62.05 million number +5.4%
2010 64.88 million number +4.6%
2011 69.55 million number +7.2%
2012 75.42 million number +8.4%
2013 80.05 million number +6.1%
2014 81.25 million number +1.5%
2015 84.65 million number +4.2%
2016 90.04 million number +6.4%
2017 93.43 million number +3.8%
2018 95.01 million number +1.7%
2019 96.49 million number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.33 million number 12.64 million number 20.84 million number 7
1980s 26.98 million number 20.63 million number 34.37 million number 10
1990s 38.70 million number 35.11 million number 41.11 million number 10
2000s 49.83 million number 42.10 million number 62.05 million number 10
2010s 83.08 million number 64.88 million number 96.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 China 24.80 million number compare
  2. 2 India 22.55 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 4.75 million number compare
  4. 4 United States of America 4.40 million number compare
  5. 5 Russian Federation 3.31 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 Low & middle income?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income was 96.49 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 96.49 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 12.64 million number in 1973.
How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low & middle 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.