U.S. enrollment in pre-primary school programs, by race and attendance type 2021

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Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2021, about 26.44 percent of Hispanic children between the ages of three and six in the United States were enrolled in part-day nursery school or kindergarten. White non-Hispanic children of the same age had the highest share of enrollment in part-day nursery school or kindergarten, at 41.71 percent.

Share of children enrolled in full-day or part-day pre-primary school programs in the United States as of October 2021, by race

CharacteristicPart-dayFull-day
White non-Hispanic 41.71% 58.29%
White 37.99% 62.01%
Black 30.38% 69.62%
Asian 26.5% 73.5%
Hispanic 26.44% 73.56%
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Release date

February 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 2021

Age group

3-6 years

Supplementary notes

Pre-primary school institutions include nursery schools and kindergartens.
All values calculated by Statista using information provided by the source. Values may not total to 100% due to rounding.
The total value is calculated as the share of all children between 3 and 6 years old of that particular race who attend pre-primary school institutions, either on a full-day or part-day basis.
The full-day and part-day values are calculated as the share of children of that particular race who attend pre-primary school institutions, not the total number of children between 3 and 6 years old.

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