Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
74
Highest
2.73 million
Nigeria
Lowest
85
Dominica
Median
16,498
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,468
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 2.73 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 85 in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,498, and the mean is 148,233.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,163.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 552.7%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 88.7%).
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 2.73 million | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 54 | 2020 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.16 million | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 25 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.64 million | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 4 | Russia | 560,264 | 2019 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 491,016 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 366,116 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 311,596 | 2025 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 8 | Ghana | 276,220 | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 9 | Korea | 265,319 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 251,383 | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 219,250 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 12 | Israel | 170,453 | 2024 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 13 | Cuba | 136,107 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 14 | Venezuela | 122,860 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 117,977 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 85,405 | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 84,222 | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 83,051 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Argentina | 59,873 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 59,088 | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 56,888 | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 22 | Namibia | 53,636 | 2024 | up 185.1% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 52,855 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 52,748 | 2024 | up 427.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 51,913 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | New Zealand | 39,259 | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 38,724 | 2024 | up 427.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Guatemala | 36,928 | 2024 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 35,091 | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 32,119 | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 31,076 | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 30,192 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 27,296 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 20,526 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 19,280 | 2024 | up 552.7% | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 18,223 | 2024 | up 312.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 16,908 | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 16,087 | 2025 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 14,143 | 2022 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 14,021 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 13,896 | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 12,748 | 2023 | up 409.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 9,597 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 9,381 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 45 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 9,197 | 2025 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Jamaica | 7,960 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 47 | Moldova | 7,915 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 6,130 | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,992 | 2023 | up 187.6% | rising |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 4,592 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 4,476 | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 52 | Iceland | 3,729 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 53 | Montenegro | 3,633 | 2023 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Qatar | 3,328 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 55 | Bahrain | 2,063 | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 1,975 | 2024 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 1,679 | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 58 | Panama | 1,590 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 59 | Rwanda | 1,586 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 1,297 | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Gambia | 1,188 | 2025 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 693 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 641 | 2018 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 590 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 65 | Cayman Islands | 352 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Grenada | 342 | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 216 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 68 | British Virgin Islands | 159 | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 69 | San Marino | 139 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 70 | Gibraltar | 135 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 114 | 2024 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 72 | Dominica | 85 | 2023 | down 22.7% | 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 10.25 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 9.64 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 9.63 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 9.62 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 9.50 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 5.94 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 5.88 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 4.90 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 4.25 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 4.17 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 4.15 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 4.14 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release