Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
176
Highest
19.36 million
China
Lowest
228
Bermuda
Median
83,978
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,917
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 19.36 million in China; the lowest is 228 in Bermuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 83,978, and the mean is 568,548.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 84,907.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 327.6%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 64.8%).
Enrolment in early childhood education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 19.36 million | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 198 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 18.52 million | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla | 150 | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4.90 million | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 3 | Montserrat | 96 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 4.62 million | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 4 | Niue | 36 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 5 | Nigeria | 4.00 million | 2023 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 5 | Tokelau | 33 | 2025 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 3.97 million | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 3.09 million | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 2.32 million | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 2.22 million | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 2.16 million | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 1.77 million | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 1.73 million | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.44 million | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 1.18 million | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 15 | France | 1.14 million | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 1.03 million | 2025 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 1.01 million | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 992,158 | 2023 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 983,812 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 899,280 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 829,028 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 824,648 | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 800,820 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 772,436 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 735,804 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 718,435 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 662,406 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 640,524 | 2011 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 620,157 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 30 | Nepal | 609,324 | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 31 | Sudan | 563,787 | 2019 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 557,339 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 544,966 | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Iran | 505,053 | 2020 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 497,653 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 36 | Morocco | 471,924 | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 460,041 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 433,032 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 39 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 427,300 | 2023 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 414,129 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 401,821 | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 363,153 | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 343,237 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Cameroon | 322,873 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 322,698 | 2024 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 46 | Uganda | 307,450 | 2017 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 301,208 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 299,593 | 2024 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 297,789 | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Cuba | 296,566 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 291,075 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 267,251 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 53 | Netherlands | 240,049 | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 54 | Liberia | 214,740 | 2022 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 214,300 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 208,353 | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 191,183 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 58 | Hungary | 185,632 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 59 | Senegal | 181,550 | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 60 | Czechia | 180,564 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 167,150 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 164,374 | 2025 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 164,013 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 163,827 | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 149,137 | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Denmark | 137,740 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 67 | Norway | 129,721 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 129,476 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 124,613 | 2025 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 122,346 | 2016 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 119,126 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 72 | Finland | 118,182 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Togo | 116,788 | 2024 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 113,788 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 108,207 | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 106,198 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 105,281 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 103,964 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 103,019 | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea | 99,093 | 2020 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 81 | Niger | 98,608 | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 96,517 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 94,917 | 2024 | up 234.9% | rising |
| 84 | New Zealand | 91,718 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 85 | Switzerland | 89,549 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 86 | Slovakia | 88,069 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 87 | Benin | 84,746 | 2022 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Namibia | 84,447 | 2024 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 89 | Mali | 83,509 | 2023 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Palestine, State of | 83,420 | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 91 | Uruguay | 82,376 | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 92 | Jordan | 80,149 | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 93 | Gambia | 78,247 | 2025 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 75,598 | 2024 | up 107.0% | rising |
| 95 | Syria | 72,747 | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 96 | Croatia | 71,205 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 65,737 | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 64,890 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 99 | Lithuania | 63,836 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 100 | Burundi | 63,258 | 2020 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Ireland | 63,252 | 2022 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 102 | Republic of Moldova | 62,479 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 103 | Jamaica | 59,178 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 104 | Iraq | 52,985 | 2007 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 105 | Panama | 47,554 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 47,268 | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 107 | Latvia | 45,702 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 108 | Congo | 41,801 | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia | 41,340 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 110 | Georgia | 39,921 | 2007 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 111 | Estonia | 32,758 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 112 | Armenia | 29,649 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 113 | Kuwait | 29,489 | 2021 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 114 | Qatar | 27,691 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 115 | Eritrea | 26,792 | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 26,726 | 2022 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 117 | Lesotho | 23,698 | 2022 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 20,993 | 2015 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 119 | Cyprus | 18,800 | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18,258 | 2023 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 18,242 | 2023 | up 39.5% | falling |
| 122 | Chad | 18,239 | 2024 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 17,743 | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 124 | Bahrain | 16,805 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 125 | Guyana | 15,230 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 15,142 | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 127 | Comoros | 14,620 | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Mauritius | 13,646 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | 13,390 | 2020 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,926 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 131 | Montenegro | 11,715 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 10,708 | 2011 | up 246.5% | rising |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 9,978 | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 134 | Iceland | 9,524 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 135 | Suriname | 8,643 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 136 | Fiji | 8,542 | 2024 | up 135.3% | rising |
| 137 | Macao | 7,809 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 7,738 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 139 | Maldives | 7,036 | 2024 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 140 | Bhutan | 6,735 | 2024 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,068 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,709 | 2017 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 143 | Malta | 4,402 | 2017 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 144 | Djibouti | 3,395 | 2023 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Belize | 3,346 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 146 | Samoa | 2,585 | 2024 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 147 | Barbados | 2,277 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 148 | Bahamas | 2,231 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 149 | Grenada | 2,185 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 2,152 | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,686 | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 152 | Seychelles | 1,588 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,460 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 154 | Aruba | 1,362 | 2014 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,179 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 156 | Tonga | 1,164 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 157 | Cayman Islands | 996 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 158 | Andorra | 920 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 159 | Micronesia (country) | 840 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 160 | Dominica | 775 | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 731 | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 633 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 163 | Gibraltar | 561 | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 164 | San Marino | 516 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 165 | Monaco | 458 | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 166 | Liechtenstein | 373 | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 167 | Palau | 321 | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 168 | British Virgin Islands | 317 | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 169 | Tuvalu | 293 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 170 | Naoero | 271 | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 171 | Bermuda | 228 | 2023 | up 26.7% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release