School enrollment, preprimary in OECD members
OECD members: School enrollment, preprimary was 80.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in OECD members, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 80.8% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in OECD members peaked at 80.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 41.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 48.7% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 59.6% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 67.0% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 75.3% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in OECD members?
- School enrollment, preprimary in OECD members was 80.8% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1970.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.