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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)
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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