Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
214
Highest
40.93 million
China
Lowest
29
Niue
Median
143,296
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
18,608
What the numbers show
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 40.93 million in China; the lowest is 29 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 143,296, and the mean is 953,761.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 3,275.8%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 69.7%).
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 40.93 million | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 37.89 million | 2025 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 9.95 million | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 8.48 million | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 6.50 million | 2019 | up 52.2% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 5.30 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 5.19 million | 2025 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 4.48 million | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 4.25 million | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 4.13 million | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 3.50 million | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 2.89 million | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 2.70 million | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 2.61 million | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 2.35 million | 2025 | up 278.6% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 2.33 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 17 | Nigeria | 2.31 million | 2023 | up 186.1% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 2.05 million | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 2.03 million | 2023 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 1.90 million | 2022 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 1.86 million | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.68 million | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 23 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.67 million | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.62 million | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 1.56 million | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 1.52 million | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 1.51 million | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt | 1.48 million | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Thailand | 1.47 million | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Nepal | 1.36 million | 2025 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 1.29 million | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan | 1.15 million | 2019 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 1.11 million | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 34 | Madagascar | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 275.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.02 million | 2020 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 981,805 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 936,008 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 913,017 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 846,694 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 837,832 | 2023 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Angola | 824,628 | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 818,404 | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 750,255 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 663,774 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 651,791 | 2024 | up 396.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 650,753 | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 644,367 | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Australia | 609,231 | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 608,973 | 2017 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 605,229 | 2024 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Algeria | 604,113 | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | 579,806 | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Israel | 569,374 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 54 | Canada | 564,540 | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 544,214 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 521,826 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 57 | Netherlands | 487,792 | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 58 | Sweden | 458,336 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 439,099 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 434,899 | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Belgium | 431,997 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 430,399 | 2024 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 400,959 | 2024 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Czechia | 375,936 | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 65 | Senegal | 344,469 | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 343,376 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 333,588 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 68 | Cuba | 333,527 | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 314,093 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 288,004 | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 284,616 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 283,329 | 2025 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Austria | 276,153 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 74 | Portugal | 265,025 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 75 | Mongolia | 264,818 | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 263,618 | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 250,813 | 2016 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 247,395 | 2022 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 244,466 | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Burundi | 233,262 | 2025 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 232,166 | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Togo | 230,771 | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 216,857 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 84 | Paraguay | 216,627 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 213,519 | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea | 202,255 | 2020 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 201,957 | 2024 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 201,584 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Lebanon | 198,662 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 90 | Niger | 193,581 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 184,539 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 92 | Finland | 183,354 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 182,553 | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovakia | 181,903 | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 178,431 | 2024 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 174,340 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 173,668 | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 98 | Benin | 170,241 | 2022 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Palestine, State of | 169,671 | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 165,918 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 101 | Mali | 165,707 | 2023 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 163,861 | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 156,916 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 104 | Myanmar | 154,103 | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 153,670 | 2024 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 148,529 | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 107 | Gambia | 148,299 | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 108 | Hong Kong, China | 138,294 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 123,741 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Croatia | 115,678 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | 114,112 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 112 | Uruguay | 112,435 | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 113 | New Zealand | 110,356 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 114 | Iraq | 108,929 | 2007 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 104,921 | 2023 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 116 | Singapore | 104,560 | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 104,248 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 118 | Ireland | 102,720 | 2022 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 119 | Oman | 99,796 | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Panama | 93,909 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Georgia | 78,642 | 2008 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 122 | Latvia | 76,423 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 123 | Gabon | 75,396 | 2019 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Albania | 66,711 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 125 | Armenia | 61,278 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 126 | Kuwait | 59,838 | 2021 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 127 | Slovenia | 58,973 | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 128 | Eritrea | 55,627 | 2022 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Namibia | 54,710 | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Estonia | 52,298 | 2012 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 131 | Qatar | 50,803 | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 46,622 | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 133 | Mozambique | 45,100 | 1986 | up 3,275.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Réunion | 45,015 | 1996 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 135 | Botswana | 41,539 | 2022 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 39,596 | 2015 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 38,207 | 2024 | up 235.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 36,952 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | 36,320 | 2016 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 140 | Guyana | 31,065 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 141 | Bahrain | 30,538 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | 29,945 | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29,406 | 2023 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 144 | Comoros | 29,145 | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 29,064 | 2023 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 28,252 | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Mauritius | 27,495 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 148 | Cyprus | 27,270 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 26,657 | 2020 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 150 | Congo | 25,723 | 2023 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25,472 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 24,220 | 2003 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Eswatini | 24,037 | 2015 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Guadeloupe | 22,678 | 1995 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 22,548 | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 156 | Libya | 22,246 | 2006 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Martinique | 21,232 | 1996 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 158 | Cape Verde | 19,969 | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 159 | Fiji | 17,904 | 2024 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 17,760 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 161 | Montenegro | 17,669 | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 162 | Macau, China | 16,188 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 16,049 | 1996 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 15,768 | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Maldives | 13,758 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 13,640 | 2024 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Iceland | 12,828 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 12,776 | 1994 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 12,489 | 2017 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 170 | Brunei Darussalam | 12,475 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 171 | Kiribati | 9,965 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 172 | Malta | 9,575 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9,227 | 2016 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 174 | French Guiana | 9,098 | 1996 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 8,950 | 2010 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Djibouti | 7,167 | 2023 | up 349.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Belize | 6,662 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 178 | Samoa | 5,165 | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 179 | Barbados | 4,532 | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 180 | Bahamas | 4,381 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 181 | Grenada | 3,851 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 182 | Seychelles | 3,164 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,939 | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 2,937 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 185 | Guam | 2,892 | 1984 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 186 | American Samoa | 2,694 | 1992 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,606 | 1993 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 188 | Tonga | 2,392 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 189 | Aruba | 2,326 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,050 | 2018 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 191 | Andorra | 1,909 | 2024 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 192 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,743 | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 193 | Somalia | 1,558 | 1986 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Cayman Islands | 1,397 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 195 | Dominica | 1,355 | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,284 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,128 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 198 | Monaco | 978 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 968 | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 930 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 201 | Liechtenstein | 756 | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 202 | San Marino | 737 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 203 | Palau | 658 | 2024 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 204 | Tuvalu | 651 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 205 | Naoero | 527 | 2025 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 206 | Bermuda | 515 | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 207 | British Virgin Islands | 472 | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 208 | Cook Islands | 355 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 298 | 1995 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 210 | Anguilla | 278 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 211 | Montserrat | 89 | 2020 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 212 | Tokelau | 54 | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 213 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 53 | 1998 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 214 | Niue | 29 | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 206.57 million
- UIS: World 206.57 million
- WB: World 206.57 million
- MDG: World 206.57 million
- UNICEF: World 206.38 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 178.96 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 177.62 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 173.87 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 171.20 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 161.01 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 132.19 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 127.86 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release