Global Pre-Primary School Attendance Rates by Sex, UNICEF Data

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides a dataset on the adjusted net attendance rate for children one year before the official primary school entry age. The data, last updated in March 2026, measures the percentage of children in that age range participating in organized learning programs, which can include early childhood education and care. The age range for this metric varies by country based on their official primary entry age.

Use Cases

• Benchmark national early childhood education participation based on the reported attendance rate.
• Analyze gender disparities in pre-primary education access based on the sex disaggregation.
• Model the relationship between a country's official primary entry age and pre-primary attendance.
• Compare early learning program participation across countries using the standardized rate metric.

Strengths

• Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), an authoritative source on child welfare.
• Last updated on 2026-03-26, indicating a forward-looking or maintained dataset.
• Released under the CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, permitting open use with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and geographic scope are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national administrative records and surveys.

Time Range

null

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:44:30.565908

Geography

Likely contains multi-country data, as the metric is defined with country-specific age ranges.