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Pre-primary school enrollment numbers in the United States 1980-2016, by attendance type

Kindergarten and nursery school enrollment numbers in the United States from 1980 to 2016, by type of attendance (in thousand)

The data displays the number of children enrolled in pre-primary school institutions (kindergarten or nursery) either for a full or part-day in the U.S. from 1980 to 2016. In 2014, there were 4,864,000 children aged 3 to 5 enrolled in nursery or kindergarten programs and attending for a full-day in the U.S.

1980	1551	3327
1985	2144	3722
1990	2577	4082
1995	3689	4051
2000	4008	3584
2005	4548	3253
2006	4723	3286
2007	4578	3478
2008	4615	3313
2009	4916	3160
2010	4813	3432
2012	4760	3123
2013	4753	3125
2014	4864	3027
2015	4877	2804
2016	5038	2738

Pre-primary school enrollment numbers in the United States 1980-2016, by attendance type

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