Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 4.75 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.75 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
4.77 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.74 million number
in 2003
Years of data
18
2000–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Pakistan, 2000–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2000200920192000: 3.1M number2001: 2.8M number2002: 1.9M number2003: 1.7M number2004: 2.0M number2005: 2.2M number2006: 3.1M number2007: 3.5M number2008: 3.8M number2009: 3.7M number2012: 3.7M number2013: 3.9M number2014: 3.6M number2015: 3.8M number2016: 3.8M number2017: 4.3M number2018: 4.8M number2019: 4.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Pakistan is 4.75 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Pakistan peaked at 4.77 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million number, in 2003.

That places Pakistan 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Pakistan, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 3.10 million number —
2001 2.77 million number -10.6%
2002 1.91 million number -30.9%
2003 1.74 million number -9.1%
2004 2.00 million number +15.0%
2005 2.20 million number +10.1%
2006 3.08 million number +39.8%
2007 3.53 million number +14.6%
2008 3.78 million number +7.3%
2009 3.66 million number -3.3%
2012 3.73 million number +1.8%
2013 3.86 million number +3.5%
2014 3.59 million number -6.9%
2015 3.76 million number +4.9%
2016 3.84 million number +2.0%
2017 4.33 million number +12.8%
2018 4.77 million number +10.1%
2019 4.75 million number -0.5%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 4.75 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,448 number, 39.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 4.75 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68,913 number, 68.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.78 million number 1.74 million number 3.78 million number 10
2010s 4.08 million number 3.59 million number 4.77 million number 8

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 China 24.80 million number compare
  2. 2 India 22.55 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 4.40 million number compare
  4. 5 Russia 3.31 million number compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 3.17 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 Pakistan?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Pakistan was 4.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 4.77 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million number in 2003.
How does Pakistan rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.