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 (number) (pre-primary): 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 | 8.48 million | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | Turkey | 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 | 1.68 million | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 23 | Venezuela | 1.67 million | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 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 | 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 | South Korea | 846,694 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | 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 | Cote 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 | Laos | 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 | 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 | Syria | 148,529 | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 107 | Gambia | 148,299 | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 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 | 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 | Reunion | 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 | East Timor | 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 | Macao | 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 | 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 (country) | 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 | Nauru | 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 | 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
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 120.01 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 91.79 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 82.99 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 81.27 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 73.77 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 68.96 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 62.10 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 61.72 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 61.57 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 61.46 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 61.46 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 60.52 million
- AIMS: East Asia 60.25 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 58.28 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 58.06 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 57.25 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 57.24 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 56.74 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 56.34 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 54.48 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 54.48 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 54.48 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 54.48 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 53.53 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 53.53 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 49.42 million
- WB: Ida Total 45.43 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 45.36 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release