Table 202.10.

Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by age of child, level of program, control of program, and attendance status: Selected years, 1970 through 2013

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age of child, level and control of program, and attendance status	1970			1980			1990			19951			20001			20031			20051			20101,2			20111,2			20121,2			20131,2
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12
3 to 5 years old3      years old
Total population (in thousands)	10,949		(131.4)	9,284		(121.0)	11,207		(145.5)	12,518		(153.7)	11,858		(155.3)	12,204		(149.6)	12,134		(149.1)	12,949		(80.4)	12,965		(81.8)	12,259		(114.8)	12,166		(151.1)
Enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds     (in thousands)
Total	4,104		(78.9)	4,878		(75.0)	6,659		(88.8)	7,739		(86.4)	7,592		(86.2)	7,921		(82.6)	7,801		(82.7)	8,246		(107.3)	8,260		(105.0)	7,883		(101.5)	7,878		(129.1)
Level
Preschool	1,094		(48.9)	1,981		(61.5)	3,379		(83.0)	4,331		(84.6)	4,326		(86.5)	4,859		(84.7)	4,529		(83.4)	4,797		(94.5)	4,911		(98.5)	4,602		(98.5)	4,625		(115.4)
Kindergarten	3,010		(72.8)	2,897		(69.6)	3,280		(82.3)	3,408		(79.2)	3,266		(80.3)	3,062		(75.0)	3,272		(76.6)	3,449		(75.9)	3,349		(76.2)	3,281		(74.9)	3,254		(72.0)
Control
Public	2,830		(71.4)	3,066		(70.6)	3,971		(86.5)	4,750		(86.3)	4,847		(88.3)	5,051		(85.2)	5,213		(85.4)	5,829		(105.5)	5,823		(100.6)	5,638		(94.4)	5,448		(104.8)
Private	1,274		(52.3)	1,812		(59.5)	2,688		(77.2)	2,989		(75.8)	2,745		(75.8)	2,870		(73.4)	2,588		(70.7)	2,417		(77.1)	2,438		(82.9)	2,245		(78.9)	2,430		(84.9)
Attendance status
Full-day	698		(39.8)	1,551		(56.0)	2,577		(76.1)	3,689		(81.1)	4,008		(85.0)	4,429		(83.2)	4,548		(83.5)	4,813		(98.5)	4,884		(107.6)	4,760		(97.2)	4,753		(100.4)
Part-day	3,406		(75.5)	3,327		(72.0)	4,082		(87.0)	4,051		(83.2)	3,584		(82.5)	3,492		(78.2)	3,253		(76.4)	3,432		(88.5)	3,376		(87.0)	3,123		(85.1)	3,125		(100.4)
Percent of 3- to 5-year-olds     enrolled
Total	37.5		(0.72)	52.5		(0.81)	59.4		(0.79)	61.8		(0.69)	64.0		(0.73)	64.9		(0.68)	64.3		(0.68)	63.7		(0.66)	63.7		(0.72)	64.3		(0.85)	64.8		(0.78)
Full-day as a percent
of total enrollment	17.0		(0.91)	31.8		(1.04)	38.7		(1.02)	47.7		(0.90)	52.8		(0.95)	55.9		(0.87)	58.3		(0.87)	58.4		(0.92)	59.1		(0.98)	60.4		(0.95)	60.3		(0.99)
3 and 4 years old
Total population (in thousands)	7,135		(106.1)	6,215		(99.0)	7,415		(118.3)	8,294		(125.1)	7,869		(126.5)	8,336		(123.6)	8,179		(122.4)	8,850		(63.8)	8,765		(81.5)	8,014		(124.2)	8,101		(126.7)
Age
3 years old	3,516		(74.4)	3,143		(70.4)	3,692		(83.5)	4,148		(88.5)	3,929		(89.4)	4,260		(88.4)	4,151		(87.2)	4,492		(59.4)	4,292		(96.0)	3,983		(218.7)	4,000		(128.8)
4 years old	3,620		(75.5)	3,072		(69.6)	3,723		(83.8)	4,145		(88.5)	3,940		(89.5)	4,076		(86.4)	4,028		(85.9)	4,358		(57.7)	4,473		(76.0)	4,031		(124.6)	4,101		(67.1)
Enrollment of 3- and 4-year-olds     (in thousands)
Total	1,461		(53.1)	2,280		(59.2)	3,292		(73.1)	4,043		(72.4)	4,097		(73.1)	4,590		(71.1)	4,383		(70.6)	4,706		(84.1)	4,597		(84.0)	4,289		(89.1)	4,449		(104.4)
Age
3 years old	454		(31.0)	857		(38.9)	1,205		(48.7)	1,489		(49.1)	1,541		(50.5)	1,806		(50.5)	1,715		(49.7)	1,718		(59.5)	1,651		(67.8)	1,614		(97.2)	1,674		(87.2)
4 years old	1,007		(42.0)	1,423		(43.1)	2,087		(51.7)	2,553		(49.8)	2,556		(49.4)	2,785		(46.5)	2,668		(47.0)	2,988		(67.2)	2,946		(76.8)	2,675		(87.8)	2,775		(69.5)
Level
Preschool	1,003		(45.8)	1,889		(56.5)	3,026		(72.3)	3,720		(72.0)	3,762		(73.1)	4,198		(71.5)	4,024		(70.8)	4,245		(85.3)	4,169		(84.4)	3,978		(89.1)	4,022		(106.3)
Kindergarten	458		(32.3)	391		(29.8)	266		(27.3)	322		(28.0)	335		(29.6)	392		(30.3)	359		(29.0)	462		(44.6)	428		(33.4)	312		(28.5)	427		(37.2)
Control
Public	617		(37.0)	838		(42.0)	1,211		(54.4)	1,787		(59.5)	2,042		(64.2)	2,374		(64.5)	2,341		(64.0)	2,795		(82.2)	2,732		(69.5)	2,578		(75.9)	2,499		(80.2)
Private	844		(42.5)	1,441		(51.9)	2,081		(66.1)	2,256		(64.4)	2,055		(64.3)	2,216		(63.2)	2,042		(61.3)	1,911		(64.0)	1,865		(69.2)	1,711		(69.3)	1,950		(77.9)
Attendance status
Full-day	373		(29.3)	788		(40.9)	1,163		(53.5)	1,858		(60.4)	1,944		(63.1)	2,380		(64.6)	2,233		(63.1)	2,265		(69.0)	2,320		(79.0)	2,174		(75.9)	2,250		(76.4)
Part-day	1,088		(47.3)	1,492		(52.5)	2,129		(66.6)	2,184		(63.8)	2,153		(65.3)	2,211		(63.1)	2,150		(62.4)	2,441		(76.5)	2,276		(68.5)	2,115		(68.7)	2,199		(83.1)
Percent of 3- and 4-year-olds     enrolled
Total	20.5		(1.65)	36.7		(1.57)	44.4		(1.48)	48.7		(1.25)	52.1		(1.29)	55.1		(1.15)	53.6		(1.18)	53.2		(0.89)	52.4		(0.90)	53.5		(1.11)	54.9		(1.00)
Age
3 years old	12.9		(2.45)	27.3		(2.37)	32.6		(2.31)	35.9		(1.98)	39.2		(2.05)	42.4		(1.82)	41.3		(1.86)	38.2		(1.25)	38.5		(1.19)	40.5		(1.52)	41.8		(1.40)
4 years old	27.8		(2.20)	46.3		(2.06)	56.1		(1.86)	61.6		(1.53)	64.9		(1.56)	68.3		(1.38)	66.2		(1.43)	68.6		(1.25)	65.9		(1.28)	66.4		(1.31)	67.7		(1.37)
Full-day as a percent
of total enrollment	25.5		(1.78)	34.5		(1.55)	35.3		(1.42)	46.0		(1.25)	47.4		(1.29)	51.8		(1.16)	50.9		(1.18)	48.1		(1.26)	50.5		(1.32)	50.7		(1.33)	50.6		(1.35)
5 years old3
Total population (in thousands)	3,814		(77.5)	3,069		(69.6)	3,792		(84.6)	4,224		(89.3)	3,989		(90.1)	3,867		(84.2)	3,955		(85.1)	4,099		(57.9)	4,201		(69.1)	4,245		(77.0)	4,064		(69.1)
Enrollment of 5-year-olds (in     thousands)
Total	2,643		(44.4)	2,598		(31.1)	3,367		(33.2)	3,697		(34.1)	3,495		(34.3)	3,331		(33.7)	3,418		(33.7)	3,540		(56.2)	3,663		(67.6)	3,594		(71.1)	3,429		(72.1)
Level
Preschool	91		(14.7)	93		(14.8)	352		(30.5)	611		(36.3)	565		(36.3)	661		(36.7)	505		(32.9)	552		(35.8)	742		(46.5)	624		(45.1)	602		(42.0)
Kindergarten	2,552		(45.3)	2,505		(33.4)	3,015		(42.5)	3,086		(45.8)	2,931		(46.0)	2,670		(45.0)	2,913		(43.4)	2,987		(59.8)	2,921		(67.4)	2,970		(70.5)	2,827		(68.5)
Control
Public	2,214		(47.5)	2,228		(38.5)	2,760		(46.8)	2,963		(47.3)	2,806		(47.6)	2,677		(45.0)	2,872		(43.9)	3,034		(57.8)	3,090		(71.2)	3,060		(70.8)	2,949		(68.2)
Private	429		(30.4)	370		(28.1)	607		(38.6)	733		(39.1)	690		(39.4)	654		(36.5)	546		(34.0)	506		(35.0)	573		(40.4)	534		(37.1)	480		(34.7)
Attendance status
Full-day	326		(26.9)	763		(37.3)	1,414		(50.9)	1,830		(51.2)	2,065		(52.1)	2,050		(48.6)	2,316		(48.5)	2,548		(60.1)	2,564		(67.6)	2,585		(72.9)	2,503		(67.3)
Part-day	2,317		(47.0)	1,835		(42.3)	1,953		(52.6)	1,867		(51.3)	1,431		(50.0)	1,281		(45.8)	1,102		(44.2)	992		(44.6)	1,099		(54.3)	1,008		(50.4)	926		(46.2)
Percent of 5-year-olds enrolled
Total	69.3		(1.16)	84.7		(1.01)	88.8		(0.88)	87.5		(0.81)	87.6		(0.86)	86.1		(0.87)	86.4		(0.85)	86.3		(0.92)	87.2		(0.85)	84.6		(0.94)	84.4		(1.04)
Full-day as a percent
of total enrollment	12.3		(1.00)	29.4		(1.39)	42.0		(1.45)	49.5		(1.31)	59.1		(1.37)	61.5		(1.32)	67.7		(1.25)	72.0		(1.20)	70.0		(1.36)	71.9		(1.34)	73.0		(1.22)

1 Beginning in 1994, preprimary enrollment data were collected using new procedures. Data may not be comparable to figures for earlier years.

2 Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the generalized variance function methodology used in prior years.

3 Enrollment data for 5-year-olds include only those students in preprimary programs and do not include those enrolled in primary programs.

NOTE: Preprimary programs include kindergarten and preschool (or nursery school) programs. “Preschool,” which was referred to as “nursery school” in previous versions of this table, is defined as a group or class that is organized to provide educational experiences for children during the year or years preceding kindergarten. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2013. (This table was prepared August 2014.)