Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level and control of program and attendance status: Selected years, October 1965 to October 2001

Table 43.
Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level and control of program and attendance status: Selected years, October 1965 to October 2001 [In thousands]
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              |  Total  |    Enrollment by level and control                  |    Enrollment by
              | popula- |_____________________________________________________|      attendance
 Year and age |  tion,  |           |           |Nursery school| Kindergarten |______________________________
              | 3 to 5  |Total      |Percent    |______________|______________|Full-      |Part- |Percent
              |years old|           |enrolled   |Public|Private|Public|Private| day       | day  |full-day
______________|_________|___________|___________|______|_______|______|_______|___________|______|___________
      1       |    2    |  3        |  4        |  5   |   6   |  7   |   8   |  9        |  10  | 11
______________|_________|___________|___________|______|_______|______|_______|___________|______|___________
Total, 3 to 5 |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
  years old   |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1965 .........|   12,549| 3,407 (87)| 27.1 (0.7)|   127|    393| 2,291|    596|  --- (---)|  --- | --- (---)
1970 .........|   10,949| 4,104 (71)| 37.5 (0.7)|   332|    762| 2,498|    511|   698 (36)| 3,405| 17.0 (0.8)
1975 .........|   10,185| 4,955 (71)| 48.7 (0.7)|   570|  1,174| 2,682|    528| 1,295 (47)| 3,659| 26.1 (0.9)
1980 .........|    9,284| 4,878 (69)| 52.5 (0.7)|   628|  1,353| 2,438|    459| 1,551 (51)| 3,327| 31.8 (1.0)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1985 .........|   10,733| 5,865 (78)| 54.6 (0.7)|   846|  1,631| 2,847|    541| 2,144 (62)| 3,722| 36.6 (0.9)
1987 .........|   10,872| 5,931 (78)| 54.6 (0.7)|   819|  1,736| 2,842|    534| 2,090 (62)| 3,841| 35.2 (0.9)
1988 .........|   10,993| 5,978 (87)| 54.4 (0.8)|   851|  1,770| 2,875|    481| 2,044 (68)| 3,935| 34.2 (1.0)
1989 .........|   11,039| 6,026 (87)| 54.6 (0.8)|   930|  1,894| 2,704|    497| 2,238 (70)| 3,789| 37.1 (1.0)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1990 .........|   11,207| 6,659 (82)| 59.4 (0.7)| 1,199|  2,180| 2,772|    509| 2,577 (71)| 4,082| 38.7 (0.9)
1991 .........|   11,370| 6,334 (84)| 55.7 (0.7)|   996|  1,828| 2,967|    543| 2,408 (69)| 3,926| 38.0 (1.0)
1992 .........|   11,545| 6,402 (85)| 55.5 (0.7)| 1,073|  1,783| 2,995|    550| 2,410 (69)| 3,992| 37.6 (1.0)
1993 .........|   11,954| 6,581 (86)| 55.1 (0.7)| 1,205|  1,779| 3,020|    577| 2,642 (72)| 3,939| 40.1 (1.0)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1994\1\ ......|   12,328| 7,514 (86)| 61.0 (0.7)| 1,848|  2,314| 2,819|    534| 3,468 (80)| 4,046| 46.2 (0.9)
1995\1\ ......|   12,518| 7,739 (87)| 61.8 (0.7)| 1,950|  2,381| 2,800|    608| 3,689 (81)| 4,051| 47.7 (0.9)
1996\1\ ......|   12,378| 7,580 (90)| 61.2 (0.7)| 1,830|  2,317| 2,853|    580| 3,562 (83)| 4,019| 47.0 (0.9)
1997\1\ ......|   12,121| 7,860 (87)| 64.9 (0.7)| 2,207|  2,231| 2,847|    575| 3,922 (85)| 3,939| 49.9 (0.9)
1998\1\ ......|   12,078| 7,788 (87)| 64.5 (0.7)| 2,213|  2,299| 2,674|    602| 3,959 (85)| 3,829| 50.8 (0.9)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1999\1\ ......|   11,920| 7,844 (86)| 65.8 (0.7)| 2,209|  2,298| 2,777|    560| 4,154 (86)| 3,690| 53.0 (0.9)
2000\1\ ......|   11,858| 7,592 (86)| 64.0 (0.7)| 2,146|  2,180| 2,701|    565| 4,008 (85)| 3,584| 52.8 (0.9)
2001\1\ ......|   11,899| 7,602 (87)| 63.9 (0.7)| 2,164|  2,201| 2,724|    512| 3,940 (85)| 3,662| 51.8 (0.9)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
 3 years old  |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1965 .........|    4,149|   203 (24)|  4.9 (0.6)|    41|    153|     5|      4|  ---  --- |  --- | ---   ---
1970 .........|    3,516|   454 (28)| 12.9 (0.8)|   110|    322|    12|     10|   142 (16)|   312| 31.3 (3.1)
1975 .........|    3,177|   683 (33)| 21.5 (1.0)|   179|    474|    11|     18|   259 (22)|   423| 37.9 (2.6)
1980 .........|    3,143|   857 (36)| 27.3 (1.1)|   221|    604|    16|     17|   321 (24)|   536| 37.5 (2.4)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1985 .........|    3,594| 1,035 (41)| 28.8 (1.1)|   278|    679|    52|     26|   350 (27)|   685| 33.8 (2.2)
1987 .........|    3,569| 1,022 (41)| 28.6 (1.1)|   264|    703|    24|     31|   378 (28)|   644| 37.0 (2.3)
1988 .........|    3,719| 1,027 (45)| 27.6 (1.2)|   298|    678|    24|     26|   369 (30)|   658| 35.9 (2.5)
1989 .........|    3,713| 1,005 (45)| 27.1 (1.2)|   277|    707|     3|     18|   390 (31)|   615| 38.8 (2.6)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1990 .........|    3,692| 1,205 (45)| 32.6 (1.2)|   347|    840|    11|      7|   447 (31)|   758| 37.1 (2.2)
1991 .........|    3,811| 1,074 (44)| 28.2 (1.2)|   313|    702|    38|     22|   388 (30)|   687| 36.1 (2.3)
1992 .........|    3,905| 1,081 (44)| 27.7 (1.1)|   336|    685|    26|     34|   371 (29)|   711| 34.3 (2.3)
1993 .........|    4,053| 1,097 (45)| 27.1 (1.1)|   369|    687|    20|     20|   426 (31)|   670| 38.9 (2.3)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1994\1\ ......|    4,081| 1,385 (48)| 33.9 (1.2)|   469|    887|    19|      9|   670 (38)|   715| 48.4 (2.1)
1995\1\ ......|    4,148| 1,489 (49)| 35.9 (1.2)|   511|    947|    15|     17|   754 (40)|   736| 50.6 (2.1)
1996\1\ ......|    4,045| 1,506 (51)| 37.2 (1.3)|   511|    947|    22|     26|   657 (39)|   848| 43.7 (2.1)
1997\1\ ......|    3,947| 1,528 (51)| 38.7 (1.3)|   643|    843|    25|     18|   754 (41)|   774| 49.4 (2.1)
1998\1\.......|    3,989| 1,498 (51)| 37.6 (1.3)|   587|    869|    27|     14|   735 (40)|   763| 49.1 (2.1)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1999\1\.......|    3,862| 1,505 (50)| 39.0 (1.3)|   621|    859|    13|     12|   773 (41)|   732| 51.3 (2.1)
2000\1\.......|    3,929| 1,541 (51)| 39.2 (1.3)|   644|    854|    27|     16|   761 (41)|   779| 49.4 (2.1)
2001\1\.......|    3,985| 1,538 (51)| 38.6 (1.3)|   599|    901|    14|     23|   715 (40)|   823| 46.5 (2.1)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
 4 years old  |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1965 .........|    4,238|   683 (42)| 16.1 (1.0)|    68|    213|   284|    118|  ---  --- |  --- | ---   ---
1970 .........|    3,620| 1,007 (38)| 27.8 (1.1)|   176|    395|   318|    117|   230 (21)|   776| 22.8 (1.9)
1975 .........|    3,499| 1,418 (41)| 40.5 (1.2)|   332|    644|   313|    129|   411 (27)| 1,008| 29.0 (1.7)
1980 .........|    3,072| 1,423 (40)| 46.3 (1.3)|   363|    701|   239|    120|   467 (28)|   956| 32.8 (1.8)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1985 .........|    3,598| 1,766 (45)| 49.1 (1.3)|   496|    859|   276|    135|   643 (35)| 1,123| 36.4 (1.7)
1987 .........|    3,597| 1,717 (45)| 47.7 (1.3)|   431|    881|   280|    125|   548 (32)| 1,169| 31.9 (1.7)
1988 .........|    3,598| 1,768 (50)| 49.1 (1.4)|   481|    922|   261|    104|   519 (35)| 1,249| 29.4 (1.8)
1989 .........|    3,692| 1,882 (51)| 51.0 (1.4)|   524|  1,055|   202|    100|   592 (37)| 1,290| 31.4 (1.8)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1990 .........|    3,723| 2,087 (48)| 56.1 (1.3)|   695|  1,144|   157|     91|   716 (38)| 1,371| 34.3 (1.6)
1991 .........|    3,763| 1,994 (48)| 53.0 (1.3)|   584|    982|   287|    140|   667 (37)| 1,326| 33.5 (1.7)
1992 .........|    3,807| 1,982 (49)| 52.1 (1.3)|   602|    971|   282|    126|   632 (36)| 1,350| 31.9 (1.7)
1993 .........|    4,044| 2,178 (50)| 53.9 (1.2)|   719|    957|   349|    154|   765 (39)| 1,413| 35.1 (1.6)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1994\1\ ......|    4,202| 2,532 (51)| 60.3 (1.2)| 1,020|  1,232|   198|     82| 1,095 (45)| 1,438| 43.2 (1.6)
1995\1\ ......|    4,145| 2,553 (50)| 61.6 (1.2)| 1,054|  1,208|   207|     84| 1,104 (45)| 1,449| 43.3 (1.6)
1996\1\ ......|    4,148| 2,454 (52)| 59.2 (1.3)| 1,029|  1,168|   180|     77| 1,034 (46)| 1,420| 42.1 (1.6)
1997\1\ ......|    4,033| 2,665 (50)| 66.1 (1.2)| 1,197|  1,169|   207|     92| 1,161 (47)| 1,505| 43.5 (1.6)
1998\1\.......|    4,002| 2,666 (49)| 66.6 (1.2)| 1,183|  1,219|   210|     53| 1,179 (48)| 1,487| 44.2 (1.6)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1999\1\.......|    4,021| 2,769 (48)| 68.9 (1.2)| 1,212|  1,227|   207|    122| 1,355 (49)| 1,414| 48.9 (1.6)
2000\1\.......|    3,940| 2,556 (49)| 64.9 (1.3)| 1,144|  1,121|   227|     65| 1,182 (48)| 1,374| 46.2 (1.6)
2001\1\.......|    3,927| 2,608 (49)| 66.4 (1.2)| 1,202|  1,121|   236|     49| 1,255 (48)| 1,354| 48.1 (1.6)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
5 years old\2\|         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1965 .........|    4,162| 2,521 (55)| 60.6 (1.3)|    18|     27| 2,002|    474|  ---  --- |  --- | ---   ---
1970 .........|    3,814| 2,643 (40)| 69.3 (1.1)|    45|     45| 2,168|    384|   326 (24)| 2,317| 12.3 (0.9)
1975 .........|    3,509| 2,854 (33)| 81.3 (0.9)|    59|     57| 2,358|    381|   625 (32)| 2,228| 21.9 (1.1)
1980 .........|    3,069| 2,598 (29)| 84.7 (0.9)|    44|     48| 2,183|    322|   763 (34)| 1,835| 29.4 (1.3)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1985 .........|    3,542| 3,065 (31)| 86.5 (0.9)|    73|     94| 2,519|    379| 1,151 (42)| 1,914| 37.6 (1.3)
1987 .........|    3,706| 3,192 (32)| 86.1 (0.9)|   124|    152| 2,538|    378| 1,163 (43)| 2,028| 36.4 (1.3)
1988 .........|    3,676| 3,184 (34)| 86.6 (0.9)|    72|    170| 2,590|    351| 1,155 (47)| 2,028| 36.3 (1.4)
1989 .........|    3,633| 3,139 (34)| 86.4 (0.9)|   129|    132| 2,499|    378| 1,255 (48)| 1,883| 40.0 (1.5)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1990 .........|    3,792| 3,367 (31)| 88.8 (0.8)|   157|    196| 2,604|    411| 1,414 (47)| 1,953| 42.0 (1.3)
1991 .........|    3,796| 3,267 (34)| 86.0 (0.9)|   100|    143| 2,642|    382| 1,354 (47)| 1,913| 41.4 (1.4)
1992 .........|    3,832| 3,339 (33)| 87.1 (0.9)|   135|    127| 2,688|    390| 1,408 (47)| 1,931| 42.2 (1.4)
1993 .........|    3,857| 3,306 (34)| 85.7 (0.9)|   116|    136| 2,651|    403| 1,451 (48)| 1,856| 43.9 (1.4)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1994\1\ ......|    4,044| 3,597 (32)| 88.9 (0.8)|   359|    194| 2,601|    442| 1,704 (50)| 1,893| 47.4 (1.3)
1995\1\ ......|    4,224| 3,697 (34)| 87.5 (0.8)|   385|    226| 2,578|    507| 1,830 (51)| 1,867| 49.5 (1.3)
1996\1\ ......|    4,185| 3,621 (36)| 86.5 (0.9)|   290|    202| 2,652|    477| 1,870 (53)| 1,750| 51.7 (1.4)
1997\1\ ......|    4,141| 3,667 (34)| 88.5 (0.8)|   368|    219| 2,616|    465| 2,007 (53)| 1,660| 54.7 (1.4)
1998\1\ ......|    4,087| 3,624 (33)| 88.7 (0.8)|   442|    211| 2,437|    535| 2,044 (53)| 1,579| 56.4 (1.4)
              |         |           |           |      |       |      |       |           |      |
1999\1\ ......|    4,037| 3,571 (34)| 88.4 (0.8)|   376|    212| 2,557|    426| 2,027 (52)| 1,544| 56.8 (1.4)
2000\1\ ......|    3,989| 3,495 (34)| 87.6 (0.9)|   359|    206| 2,447|    484| 2,065 (52)| 1,431| 59.1 (1.4)
2001\1\ ......|    3,987| 3,456 (35)| 86.7 (0.9)|   363|    179| 2,474|    440| 1,970 (52)| 1,485| 57.0 (1.4)
______________|_________|___________|___________|______|_______|______|_______|___________|______|___________
---Not available.
\1\Data collected using new procedures. May not be comparable with figures prior to 1994. \2\Enrollment data include only those students in preprimary programs.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 children are subject to wide sampling variation, they are included in the table to permit various types of aggregations. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Preprimary Enrollment, various years; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 1980 through October 2001, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared October 2002.)
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