Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in OECD members

OECD members: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 18.92 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18.92 million number
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
19.36 million number
in 2018
All-time low
9.49 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in OECD members, 1970–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in OECD members stood at 18.92 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in OECD members peaked at 19.36 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.49 million number, in 1970.

OECD members ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.64 million number 9.49 million number 11.36 million number 10
1980s 12.52 million number 11.39 million number 13.49 million number 10
1990s 14.80 million number 13.56 million number 15.95 million number 10
2000s 16.36 million number 15.85 million number 17.13 million number 10
2010s 18.77 million number 17.72 million number 19.36 million number 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 13 Ethiopia 1.31 million number compare
  2. 14 France 1.30 million number compare
  3. 15 Germany 1.22 million number compare
  4. 16 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
  5. 17 Nigeria 1.04 million number compare
  6. 18 Ghana 938,568 number compare
  7. 19 Thailand 918,808 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in OECD members?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in OECD members was 18.92 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 19.36 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 9.49 million number in 1970.
How does OECD members rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
OECD members ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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.