Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
40.93 million
China
Lowest
67
Niue
Median
168,428
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,994
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 40.93 million in China; the lowest is 67 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 168,428, and the mean is 1.17 million.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 349.3%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 64.6%).
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number) (early): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 40.93 million | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | India | 37.89 million | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 9.95 million | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 9.49 million | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 8.35 million | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 7.81 million | 2023 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 6.39 million | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 8 | Vietnam | 4.83 million | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 4.48 million | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 4.48 million | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 3.57 million | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 3.50 million | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 2.89 million | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 2.70 million | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ghana | 2.40 million | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 2.35 million | 2025 | up 278.6% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 2.33 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 18 | Thailand | 2.08 million | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 19 | Turkey | 2.06 million | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 2.05 million | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 21 | Venezuela | 1.91 million | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 1.68 million | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 23 | Tanzania | 1.68 million | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 1.59 million | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 1.51 million | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 1.48 million | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 28 | South Korea | 1.36 million | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 29 | Nepal | 1.36 million | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 1.31 million | 2011 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 1.29 million | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 1.15 million | 2014 | — | rising |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 34 | Sudan | 1.15 million | 2019 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 275.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia | 1.03 million | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 1.02 million | 2020 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 951,596 | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 936,008 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 894,895 | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 861,515 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 837,832 | 2023 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Angola | 824,628 | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 735,387 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 707,572 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 650,753 | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 644,367 | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 620,234 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 608,973 | 2017 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 605,229 | 2024 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Algeria | 604,113 | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Cuba | 603,794 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 53 | Ecuador | 579,806 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 548,826 | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 55 | Netherlands | 487,792 | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 439,099 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 434,899 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 58 | Liberia | 429,535 | 2022 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 388,323 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 383,400 | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 375,936 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 62 | Belarus | 346,597 | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 344,469 | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 344,124 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia | 333,588 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 315,020 | 2025 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 288,004 | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 285,076 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 266,916 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 70 | Mongolia | 264,818 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 71 | Tunisia | 250,813 | 2016 | up 142.8% | rising |
| 72 | Laos | 250,113 | 2025 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 242,410 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 238,175 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 75 | Serbia | 234,325 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 76 | Togo | 230,771 | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Paraguay | 219,750 | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 216,857 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 216,092 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 213,519 | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 81 | Guinea | 202,255 | 2020 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 82 | Lebanon | 198,662 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 83 | Niger | 193,581 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 84 | New Zealand | 187,529 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 85 | Switzerland | 184,539 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 182,600 | 2024 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 181,903 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 88 | Singapore | 177,055 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 89 | Benin | 170,241 | 2022 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Palestine | 169,671 | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 91 | Uruguay | 167,185 | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 92 | Mali | 165,707 | 2023 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 165,047 | 2024 | up 158.4% | rising |
| 94 | Jordan | 163,861 | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 153,670 | 2024 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 96 | Gambia | 150,673 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 97 | Syria | 148,529 | 2024 | up 71.4% | flat |
| 98 | Croatia | 147,888 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 138,294 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 132,176 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 101 | Lithuania | 132,071 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 102 | Ireland | 130,140 | 2022 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 103 | Moldova | 129,592 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 104 | Burundi | 125,667 | 2020 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 120,121 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 116,325 | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 107 | Iraq | 108,929 | 2007 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 104,921 | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 109 | Panama | 97,001 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 110 | Latvia | 94,714 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 111 | Slovenia | 86,177 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 112 | Congo | 80,027 | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 78,642 | 2008 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 114 | Estonia | 67,636 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 115 | Armenia | 61,278 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 116 | Kuwait | 59,838 | 2021 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 117 | Qatar | 56,999 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 118 | Eritrea | 55,627 | 2022 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 119 | Botswana | 53,302 | 2022 | up 125.4% | rising |
| 120 | Lesotho | 46,622 | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 42,108 | 2015 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 122 | Cyprus | 38,989 | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,762 | 2023 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 124 | Chad | 38,207 | 2024 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 37,804 | 2023 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | 36,952 | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 127 | Bahrain | 34,414 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 128 | Guyana | 31,065 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 30,884 | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 130 | Comoros | 29,145 | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritius | 27,716 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 132 | East Timor | 26,657 | 2020 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25,472 | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 134 | Montenegro | 24,663 | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 135 | Central African Republic | 21,163 | 2011 | up 251.7% | rising |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 19,969 | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 137 | Iceland | 19,914 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 138 | Maldives | 18,082 | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 139 | Fiji | 17,904 | 2024 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 140 | Suriname | 17,760 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 141 | Macao | 16,188 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 15,768 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 143 | Bhutan | 13,640 | 2024 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Brunei | 12,475 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11,180 | 2017 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 146 | Kiribati | 9,965 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 147 | Malta | 9,224 | 2017 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 148 | Djibouti | 7,167 | 2023 | up 349.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 6,662 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 150 | Samoa | 5,165 | 2024 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 151 | Barbados | 4,532 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 152 | Grenada | 4,480 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 153 | Bahamas | 4,381 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 4,300 | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,314 | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 156 | Seychelles | 3,164 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,939 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 158 | Aruba | 2,811 | 2014 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,417 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 160 | Tonga | 2,392 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 2,082 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 162 | Andorra | 1,909 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 163 | Micronesia (country) | 1,743 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 164 | Dominica | 1,536 | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,413 | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 1,310 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 167 | Gibraltar | 1,213 | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 168 | San Marino | 1,027 | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 169 | Monaco | 978 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 170 | British Virgin Islands | 793 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 780 | 2016 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 172 | Palau | 658 | 2024 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 173 | Tuvalu | 651 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 174 | Nauru | 527 | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 175 | Bermuda | 515 | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 176 | Cook Islands | 355 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 177 | Anguilla | 278 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 178 | Montserrat | 169 | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 179 | Tokelau | 71 | 2025 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 180 | Niue | 67 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release