Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.47 million number
Change on year
up 4.4%
Rank
39th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.47 million number
in 2019
All-time low
381,539 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 2.47 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 2.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 381,539 number, in 1970.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 381,539 number
1971 385,613 number +1.1%
1972 395,391 number +2.5%
1973 403,007 number +1.9%
1974 414,234 number +2.8%
1975 473,370 number +14.3%
1976 559,390 number +18.2%
1977 612,422 number +9.5%
1978 644,853 number +5.3%
1979 696,280 number +8.0%
1980 719,749 number +3.4%
1981 741,599 number +3.0%
1982 764,556 number +3.1%
1983 784,406 number +2.6%
1984 832,337 number +6.1%
1985 822,761 number -1.2%
1986 833,811 number +1.3%
1987 871,704 number +4.5%
1988 896,642 number +2.9%
1989 957,772 number +6.8%
1990 982,992 number +2.6%
1991 1.02 million number +4.1%
1992 1.06 million number +3.6%
1993 1.03 million number -2.9%
1994 1.03 million number +0.4%
1995 1.05 million number +1.7%
1996 1.09 million number +3.6%
1997 1.14 million number +4.4%
1998 1.20 million number +5.7%
1999 1.14 million number -5.4%
2000 1.17 million number +3.1%
2001 1.17 million number -0.4%
2002 1.20 million number +2.8%
2003 1.22 million number +1.9%
2004 1.28 million number +4.5%
2005 1.37 million number +6.9%
2006 1.48 million number +8.2%
2007 1.48 million number -0.1%
2008 1.60 million number +8.4%
2009 1.73 million number +8.3%
2010 1.86 million number +7.2%
2011 1.80 million number -3.2%
2012 1.82 million number +1.2%
2013 1.85 million number +1.3%
2014 2.10 million number +13.6%
2015 2.21 million number +5.4%
2016 2.24 million number +1.4%
2017 2.32 million number +3.7%
2018 2.36 million number +1.8%
2019 2.47 million number +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 496,610 number 381,539 number 696,280 number 10
1980s 822,534 number 719,749 number 957,772 number 10
1990s 1.07 million number 982,992 number 1.20 million number 10
2000s 1.37 million number 1.17 million number 1.73 million number 10
2010s 2.10 million number 1.80 million number 2.47 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 36 Kazakhstan 501,980 number compare
  2. 37 Uzbekistan 462,162 number compare
  3. 38 Madagascar 433,518 number compare
  4. 39 Angola 416,069 number compare
  5. 40 South Africa 415,310 number compare
  6. 41 Morocco 413,295 number compare
  7. 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 356,435 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 2.47 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 381,539 number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.