Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in North America

North America: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 4.46 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
4.46 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
34th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.69 million number
in 1997
All-time low
2.72 million number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in North America, 1980–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1980199920191980: 2.7M number1981: 2.9M number1982: 3.0M number1983: 3.0M number1984: 3.1M number1985: 3.2M number1986: 3.4M number1987: 3.6M number1988: 3.8M number1989: 3.6M number1990: 3.7M number1991: 4.0M number1992: 4.2M number1993: 4.3M number1994: 4.4M number1995: 4.6M number1996: 4.6M number1997: 4.7M number1998: 4.6M number1999: 4.5M number2000: 4.4M number2001: 4.4M number2002: 4.4M number2003: 4.3M number2004: 4.3M number2005: 4.4M number2006: 4.4M number2007: 4.4M number2008: 4.4M number2009: 4.4M number2010: 4.4M number2011: 4.5M number2012: 4.6M number2013: 4.6M number2014: 4.6M number2015: 4.6M number2016: 4.6M number2017: 4.6M number2018: 4.5M number2019: 4.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in North America is 4.46 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in North America peaked at 4.69 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.72 million number, in 1980.

That places North America 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.23 million number 2.72 million number 3.75 million number 10
1990s 4.37 million number 3.75 million number 4.69 million number 10
2000s 4.40 million number 4.32 million number 4.45 million number 10
2010s 4.55 million number 4.42 million number 4.64 million number 10

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 31 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 604,397 number compare
  2. 32 Ukraine 567,407 number compare
  3. 33 Sudan 535,516 number compare
  4. 34 Malaysia 508,757 number compare
  5. 35 Nepal 505,868 number compare
  6. 36 Kazakhstan 501,980 number compare
  7. 37 Uzbekistan 462,162 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

More reference data data for North America

All data for North America β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in North America?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in North America was 4.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 4.69 million number in 1997.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.72 million number in 1980.
How does North America rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
North America ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North America 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.