Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2.39 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.39 million number
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.39 million number
in 2019
All-time low
376,506 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 2.39 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 2.39 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 376,506 number, in 1970.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 376,506 number
1971 380,595 number +1.1%
1972 390,282 number +2.5%
1973 397,762 number +1.9%
1974 408,832 number +2.8%
1975 467,808 number +14.4%
1976 553,665 number +18.4%
1977 606,577 number +9.6%
1978 638,909 number +5.3%
1979 690,247 number +8.0%
1980 713,616 number +3.4%
1981 735,343 number +3.0%
1982 757,663 number +3.0%
1983 776,819 number +2.5%
1984 824,013 number +6.1%
1985 813,687 number -1.3%
1986 824,011 number +1.3%
1987 860,897 number +4.5%
1988 884,793 number +2.8%
1989 944,810 number +6.8%
1990 968,783 number +2.5%
1991 1.01 million number +4.0%
1992 1.04 million number +3.5%
1993 1.01 million number -3.3%
1994 1.01 million number +0.3%
1995 1.03 million number +2.1%
1996 1.07 million number +3.3%
1997 1.10 million number +3.2%
1998 1.16 million number +5.7%
1999 1.10 million number -5.7%
2000 1.13 million number +3.2%
2001 1.13 million number -0.0%
2002 1.17 million number +3.1%
2003 1.19 million number +2.2%
2004 1.24 million number +4.2%
2005 1.33 million number +6.9%
2006 1.44 million number +8.3%
2007 1.44 million number -0.1%
2008 1.56 million number +8.4%
2009 1.69 million number +8.4%
2010 1.81 million number +7.4%
2011 1.75 million number -3.4%
2012 1.77 million number +1.2%
2013 1.79 million number +0.9%
2014 2.03 million number +13.7%
2015 2.13 million number +5.0%
2016 2.17 million number +1.5%
2017 2.25 million number +3.7%
2018 2.29 million number +1.7%
2019 2.39 million number +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 491,118 number 376,506 number 690,247 number 10
1980s 813,565 number 713,616 number 944,810 number 10
1990s 1.05 million number 968,783 number 1.16 million number 10
2000s 1.33 million number 1.13 million number 1.69 million number 10
2010s 2.04 million number 1.75 million number 2.39 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 37 Uzbekistan 462,162 number compare
  2. 38 Madagascar 433,518 number compare
  3. 39 Angola 416,069 number compare
  4. 40 South Africa 415,310 number compare
  5. 41 Morocco 413,295 number compare
  6. 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 356,435 number compare
  7. 43 Chile 318,186 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 2.39 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 2.39 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 376,506 number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.