Enrolment in early childhood education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
176
Highest
21.58 million
China
Lowest
256
Naoero
Median
85,152
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,903
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood education, male (number) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 21.58 million in China; the lowest is 256 in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 85,152, and the mean is 602,563.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 84,280.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 370.9%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 64.4%).
Enrolment in early childhood education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 21.58 million | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 157 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 2 | India | 19.37 million | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla | 128 | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5.05 million | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 3 | Montserrat | 73 | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 4.87 million | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 38 | 2025 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4.37 million | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 5 | Niue | 31 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 3.81 million | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 3.30 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 2.51 million | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 2.32 million | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.26 million | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 1.84 million | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 1.73 million | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.44 million | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 1.32 million | 2025 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 16 | France | 1.19 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 1.07 million | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 1.07 million | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 1.06 million | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 20 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 851,911 | 2024 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 850,985 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 829,120 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 822,337 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 776,213 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 759,210 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 27 | Nepal | 752,326 | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 699,946 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 668,862 | 2011 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 667,641 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 590,792 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 32 | Sudan | 581,716 | 2019 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 535,888 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 34 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 519,698 | 2020 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 507,363 | 2024 | up 269.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 479,672 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 475,967 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 461,863 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 447,386 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 40 | Angola | 422,807 | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 41 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 410,532 | 2023 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 372,234 | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 364,335 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 328,055 | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 321,494 | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 319,026 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 47 | Cuba | 307,228 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 48 | Algeria | 306,324 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Rwanda | 305,636 | 2024 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 301,523 | 2017 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 288,731 | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 281,575 | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 53 | Netherlands | 247,743 | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 226,545 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 224,799 | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 56 | Liberia | 214,795 | 2022 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 57 | Hungary | 202,691 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 195,372 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 192,217 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 182,770 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 176,974 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 169,575 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 162,919 | 2024 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 150,646 | 2025 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 147,336 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 66 | Côte d'Ivoire | 138,867 | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 137,195 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 135,342 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 69 | Tunisia | 128,467 | 2016 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 125,500 | 2025 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Finland | 124,228 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 120,537 | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 119,049 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 116,792 | 2024 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 75 | Togo | 113,983 | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 112,128 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 111,576 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 78 | Paraguay | 111,543 | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 107,321 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea | 103,162 | 2020 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 81 | Lebanon | 102,145 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 82 | New Zealand | 95,811 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 83 | Switzerland | 94,990 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 84 | Niger | 94,973 | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 93,834 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 87,683 | 2024 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 87 | Palestine, State of | 86,251 | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 88 | Benin | 85,495 | 2022 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 84,809 | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 90 | Jordan | 83,712 | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 82,198 | 2023 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 80,600 | 2024 | up 159.8% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 78,072 | 2024 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 94 | Croatia | 76,683 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 95 | Syria | 75,782 | 2024 | up 68.3% | flat |
| 96 | Hong Kong | 72,557 | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 97 | Gambia | 72,426 | 2025 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 98 | Lithuania | 68,235 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 67,286 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | 67,113 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 101 | Ireland | 66,888 | 2022 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 102 | Burundi | 62,409 | 2020 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 60,943 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 57,653 | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 105 | Iraq | 55,944 | 2007 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 49,447 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 49,012 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 44,837 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 38,226 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Georgia | 38,001 | 2007 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 111 | Estonia | 34,878 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 112 | Armenia | 31,629 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 113 | Kuwait | 30,349 | 2021 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 114 | Qatar | 29,308 | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 115 | Eritrea | 28,835 | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 26,576 | 2022 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 117 | Lesotho | 22,924 | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 21,115 | 2015 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20,504 | 2023 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 120 | Cyprus | 20,189 | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 121 | Chad | 19,968 | 2024 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 19,562 | 2023 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 19,209 | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 124 | Bahrain | 17,609 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 125 | Guyana | 15,835 | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 15,742 | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 127 | Comoros | 14,525 | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Mauritius | 14,070 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | 13,267 | 2020 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 130 | Montenegro | 12,948 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,546 | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 132 | Maldives | 11,046 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 133 | Central African Republic | 10,455 | 2011 | up 257.1% | rising |
| 134 | Iceland | 10,390 | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 135 | Cape Verde | 9,991 | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 136 | Fiji | 9,362 | 2024 | up 144.2% | rising |
| 137 | Suriname | 9,117 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 138 | Macao | 8,379 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 8,030 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 140 | Bhutan | 6,905 | 2024 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,407 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,471 | 2017 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 143 | Malta | 4,822 | 2017 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 144 | Djibouti | 3,772 | 2023 | up 370.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Belize | 3,316 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 146 | Samoa | 2,580 | 2024 | up 37.9% | flat |
| 147 | Grenada | 2,295 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 148 | Barbados | 2,255 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 149 | Bahamas | 2,150 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 2,148 | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,628 | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 152 | Seychelles | 1,576 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,479 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 154 | Aruba | 1,449 | 2014 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,238 | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 156 | Tonga | 1,228 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 157 | Cayman Islands | 1,086 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 158 | Andorra | 989 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 159 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 903 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 160 | Dominica | 761 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 682 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 677 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 163 | Gibraltar | 652 | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 164 | Monaco | 520 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 165 | San Marino | 511 | 2024 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 166 | British Virgin Islands | 476 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 407 | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 358 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 169 | Palau | 337 | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 170 | Bermuda | 287 | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 171 | Naoero | 256 | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release