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
Characteristic
Part-day
Full-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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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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US Census Bureau. (February 1, 2023). Share of children enrolled in full-day or part-day pre-primary school programs in the United States as of October 2021, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236170/pre-primary-school-enrollment-by-race-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of children enrolled in full-day or part-day pre-primary school programs in the United States as of October 2021, by race." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236170/pre-primary-school-enrollment-by-race-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Share of children enrolled in full-day or part-day pre-primary school programs in the United States as of October 2021, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236170/pre-primary-school-enrollment-by-race-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Children Enrolled in Full-day or Part-day Pre-primary School Programs in The United States as of October 2021, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236170/pre-primary-school-enrollment-by-race-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Share of children enrolled in full-day or part-day pre-primary school programs in the United States as of October 2021, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236170/pre-primary-school-enrollment-by-race-in-the-us/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Share of children enrolled in full-day or part-day pre-primary school programs in the United States as of October 2021, by race [Graph], US Census Bureau, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236170/pre-primary-school-enrollment-by-race-in-the-us/
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