Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in World

World: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 112.33 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
112.33 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
112.33 million number
in 2019
All-time low
21.92 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in World, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

World recorded 112.33 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in World peaked at 112.33 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.92 million number, in 1970.

That places World 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in World, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 21.92 million number —
1971 22.45 million number +2.4%
1972 22.60 million number +0.7%
1973 23.09 million number +2.2%
1974 23.70 million number +2.6%
1975 24.84 million number +4.8%
1976 27.64 million number +11.3%
1977 32.47 million number +17.4%
1978 30.60 million number -5.7%
1979 30.86 million number +0.8%
1980 32.23 million number +4.5%
1981 34.33 million number +6.5%
1982 34.68 million number +1.0%
1983 35.79 million number +3.2%
1984 37.02 million number +3.4%
1985 38.94 million number +5.2%
1986 41.28 million number +6.0%
1987 43.99 million number +6.5%
1988 46.25 million number +5.1%
1989 47.01 million number +1.7%
1990 47.92 million number +1.9%
1991 48.69 million number +1.6%
1992 50.40 million number +3.5%
1993 51.88 million number +2.9%
1994 52.70 million number +1.6%
1995 53.50 million number +1.5%
1996 54.05 million number +1.0%
1997 53.83 million number -0.4%
1998 55.64 million number +3.4%
1999 55.05 million number -1.1%
2000 56.51 million number +2.7%
2001 57.03 million number +0.9%
2002 56.77 million number -0.5%
2003 58.52 million number +3.1%
2004 61.34 million number +4.8%
2005 63.99 million number +4.3%
2006 67.89 million number +6.1%
2007 70.32 million number +3.6%
2008 73.46 million number +4.5%
2009 76.68 million number +4.4%
2010 80.08 million number +4.4%
2011 85.08 million number +6.3%
2012 91.29 million number +7.3%
2013 96.00 million number +5.2%
2014 97.41 million number +1.5%
2015 100.98 million number +3.7%
2016 106.50 million number +5.5%
2017 109.82 million number +3.1%
2018 111.30 million number +1.3%
2019 112.33 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26.02 million number 21.92 million number 32.47 million number 10
1980s 39.15 million number 32.23 million number 47.01 million number 10
1990s 52.37 million number 47.92 million number 55.64 million number 10
2000s 64.25 million number 56.51 million number 76.68 million number 10
2010s 99.08 million number 80.08 million number 112.33 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 24.80 million number compare
  2. 2 India 22.55 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 4.75 million number compare
  4. 4 United States 4.40 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in World?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in World was 112.33 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 112.33 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 21.92 million number in 1970.
How does World rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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
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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.