School enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School enrollment, preprimary was 58.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 58.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 58.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 16.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 23.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 28.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 42.5% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.10 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9805 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 74.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total?
- School enrollment, preprimary in IDA & IBRD total was 58.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1973.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.