Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
77
Highest
5.50 million
Nigeria
Lowest
181
Dominica
Median
36,591
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,654
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 5.50 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 181 in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 36,591, and the mean is 284,046.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30,368.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 582.9%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 89.2%).
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 5.50 million | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100 | 2020 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 4.19 million | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 49 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3.16 million | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 4 | Russia | 1.09 million | 2019 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 956,716 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 698,680 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 604,858 | 2025 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 8 | Ghana | 538,881 | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 9 | Korea | 515,658 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 484,842 | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 424,310 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 12 | Israel | 325,521 | 2024 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 295,942 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 14 | Cuba | 270,267 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 15 | Venezuela | 233,541 | 2024 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 227,974 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 166,326 | 2025 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 163,358 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 161,899 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Argentina | 115,148 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 114,567 | 2024 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 111,260 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 23 | Namibia | 110,337 | 2024 | up 182.1% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 102,523 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 102,126 | 2024 | up 428.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 100,998 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | New Zealand | 77,173 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 74,230 | 2024 | up 426.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Singapore | 72,495 | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 71,613 | 2024 | up 152.4% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 67,971 | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 32 | Belarus | 61,981 | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 33 | Serbia | 60,657 | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 59,176 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 35 | Finland | 59,056 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 36 | Uruguay | 54,750 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 40,024 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 38,579 | 2024 | up 582.9% | volatile |
| 39 | El Salvador | 36,591 | 2024 | up 322.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 32,210 | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 31,691 | 2025 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 27,420 | 2022 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 27,204 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 27,000 | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 23,933 | 2023 | up 409.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | 18,291 | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 47 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 17,947 | 2025 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 17,854 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 15,873 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 50 | Moldova | 15,480 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 51 | Cyprus | 11,719 | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,356 | 2023 | up 179.0% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 8,740 | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 8,435 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 55 | Iceland | 7,086 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 56 | Montenegro | 6,994 | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Qatar | 6,196 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 4,169 | 2024 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 59 | Bahrain | 3,876 | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 3,198 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 3,123 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 62 | Panama | 3,092 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 2,632 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Gambia | 2,374 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 1,363 | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,264 | 2018 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 67 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,133 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 68 | Cayman Islands | 685 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 69 | Grenada | 629 | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 380 | 2024 | up 512.9% | rising |
| 71 | British Virgin Islands | 321 | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 72 | San Marino | 290 | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 73 | Gibraltar | 245 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 74 | Mauritius | 221 | 2024 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 75 | Dominica | 181 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 19.69 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 18.56 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 18.51 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 18.49 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 18.32 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 11.46 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 11.29 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 9.46 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 8.03 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 7.99 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 7.96 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 7.90 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release