Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
72
Highest
2.76 million
Nigeria
Lowest
96
Dominica
Median
16,986
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,467
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 2.76 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 96 in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,986, and the mean is 145,481.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28,778.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 616.1%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 89.7%).
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 2.76 million | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.03 million | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.52 million | 2025 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 526,657 | 2019 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 465,700 | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 6 | Vietnam | 332,564 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 293,262 | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 8 | Ghana | 262,661 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 9 | Korea | 250,339 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 233,459 | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 205,060 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 12 | Israel | 155,068 | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 13 | Cuba | 134,160 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 14 | Venezuela | 110,681 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 109,997 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 80,921 | 2025 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 79,136 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 78,848 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Namibia | 56,701 | 2024 | up 179.2% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 55,479 | 2024 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 55,275 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 54,372 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 49,668 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 49,378 | 2024 | up 429.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 49,085 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | New Zealand | 37,914 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 35,506 | 2024 | up 425.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Guatemala | 34,685 | 2024 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 32,880 | 2024 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 29,862 | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 29,581 | 2024 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 28,864 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 27,454 | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 19,498 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 19,299 | 2024 | up 616.1% | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 18,368 | 2024 | up 333.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 15,604 | 2025 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 15,302 | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 13,277 | 2022 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 13,183 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 13,104 | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 11,185 | 2023 | up 410.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | 8,910 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 44 | Laos | 8,750 | 2025 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 8,257 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 46 | Jamaica | 7,913 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 47 | Moldova | 7,565 | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 5,589 | 2024 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,364 | 2023 | up 169.7% | rising |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 4,264 | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 3,843 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 3,361 | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Iceland | 3,357 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 54 | Qatar | 2,868 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 2,194 | 2024 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bahrain | 1,813 | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Rwanda | 1,612 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Panama | 1,502 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 59 | Paraguay | 1,444 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 1,335 | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Gambia | 1,186 | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 670 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 623 | 2018 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 543 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 65 | Cayman Islands | 333 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Grenada | 287 | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 164 | 2024 | up 530.8% | rising |
| 68 | British Virgin Islands | 162 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 69 | San Marino | 151 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | Gibraltar | 110 | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 107 | 2024 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 72 | Dominica | 96 | 2023 | down 16.5% | 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 9.44 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 8.93 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 8.88 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 8.87 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 8.82 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 5.52 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 5.41 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 4.56 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 3.86 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 3.85 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.82 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 3.78 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release