Preschool Enrollment Estimates by State and Gender

2015-16 preschool enrollment data from the U.S. Department of Education provides state-level estimates. The dataset is structured across three Excel spreadsheets separating total, male, and female children counts. The specific number of rows and columns is unknown.

Use Cases

• Compare total children enrollment figures across states to identify regional disparities.
• Analyze the ratio of male children to female children enrolled in preschool programs by state.
• Estimate national preschool enrollment totals by aggregating state-level data from the total children sheet.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Education.
• Provides gender-disaggregated estimates across male children and female children categories.
• Covers all U.S. states for comprehensive geographic scope.

Limitations

• Data is from the 2015-16 period and may not reflect current enrollment trends.
• The Excel file format may require manual extraction and cleaning for analysis.
• The underlying estimation methodology and sample sizes are not documented.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Education

Time Range

2015-16

Freshness

Last updated in September 2023, but the underlying data is from 2015-16.

Geography

All U.S. states