Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
206
Highest
77.4 % change on previous year
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
-72.54 % change on previous year
Lithuania
Median
0.9917 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
17,494

What the numbers show

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 77.4 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is -72.54 % change on previous year in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9917 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.48 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 37,065.3%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 4,740.2%).

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 77.4 % change on previous year 2022 up 401.7% volatile
2 Iraq 70.03 % change on previous year 2004 up 367.7% volatile
3 Niue 61.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 491.1% volatile
4 Guinea 56.65 % change on previous year 2016 up 957.7% volatile
5 Saint Helena 41.94 % change on previous year 1986 up 711.1% volatile
6 Saint Lucia 31.41 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,089.1% volatile
7 Djibouti 30.62 % change on previous year 2023 up 317.0% volatile
8 Puerto Rico 28.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 249.5% volatile
9 Bhutan 28.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 2.4% volatile
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.87 % change on previous year 2021 up 85.3% volatile
11 Comoros 20.55 % change on previous year 2022 up 324.5% volatile
12 Pakistan 20.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 399.4% volatile
13 Congo 19.07 % change on previous year 2012 down 66.8% volatile
14 Bahamas 17.01 % change on previous year 2024 down 27.9% volatile
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 249.0% volatile
16 Mauritius 15.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 483.5% volatile
17 Botswana 15.55 % change on previous year 2014 up 152.1% volatile
18 Chad 15.14 % change on previous year 2024 up 204.2% volatile
19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.9% volatile
20 Somalia 13.72 % change on previous year 1986 up 17.6% volatile
21 Senegal 13.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 237.2% volatile
22 Micronesia, Federated States of 13.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 183.7% volatile
23 Nepal 12.06 % change on previous year 2025 up 485.3% volatile
24 Rwanda 11.87 % change on previous year 2024 up 0.6% volatile
25 Papua New Guinea 11.7 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
26 Bermuda 11.39 % change on previous year 2015 up 248.4% volatile
27 Timor-Leste 11.04 % change on previous year 2020 down 54.2% volatile
28 Ethiopia 10.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,498.0% volatile
29 Central African Republic 10.62 % change on previous year 2009 volatile
30 Marshall Islands 10.45 % change on previous year 2024 up 392.9% volatile
31 Türkiye 9.33 % change on previous year 2023 up 219.1% volatile
32 Côte d'Ivoire 9.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 42.3% volatile
33 Burkina Faso 7.99 % change on previous year 2024 up 10.0% volatile
34 Jamaica 7.98 % change on previous year 2024 up 138.9% volatile
35 Uganda 7.97 % change on previous year 2017 down 60.1% volatile
36 Ghana 7.78 % change on previous year 2022 up 126.2% volatile
37 Sao Tome and Principe 7.17 % change on previous year 2016 up 61.1% volatile
38 Panama 6.84 % change on previous year 2024 up 159.7% volatile
39 Palau 6.47 % change on previous year 2024 up 159.7% volatile
40 New Caledonia 6.38 % change on previous year 1991 up 129.0% volatile
41 Madagascar 6.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.1% volatile
42 French Guiana 6 % change on previous year 1996 up 351.5% volatile
43 Afghanistan 5.89 % change on previous year 1986 down 88.9% volatile
44 Gibraltar 5.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 24.9% volatile
45 Montenegro 5.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 46.9% volatile
46 Egypt 5.57 % change on previous year 2024 down 78.4% volatile
47 Palestine, State of 5.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 63.7% volatile
48 Dominica 5.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.0% volatile
49 Tunisia 5.29 % change on previous year 2016 down 65.8% volatile
50 Dominican Republic 5.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 29.6% volatile
51 Colombia 5.17 % change on previous year 2022 up 774.2% volatile
52 Brunei Darussalam 4.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 87.8% volatile
53 Estonia 4.85 % change on previous year 2012 up 276.8% volatile
54 North Macedonia 4.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 21.2% volatile
55 Eritrea 4.79 % change on previous year 2018 up 224.7% volatile
56 Vanuatu 4.72 % change on previous year 2024 up 128.2% volatile
57 Burundi 4.58 % change on previous year 2020 up 156.9% volatile
58 Barbados 4.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 426.9% volatile
59 Gambia 4.21 % change on previous year 2025 down 65.2% volatile
60 Sudan 4.17 % change on previous year 2019 down 86.4% volatile
61 Cayman Islands 4.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.4% volatile
62 Sierra Leone 4 % change on previous year 2024 down 61.8% volatile
63 Cambodia 3.97 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.5% volatile
64 New Zealand 3.95 % change on previous year 2024 up 262.5% volatile
65 Maldives 3.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 152.2% volatile
66 Nicaragua 3.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 35.9% volatile
67 Mali 3.65 % change on previous year 2018 down 71.0% volatile
68 Croatia 3.54 % change on previous year 2023 up 69.4% volatile
69 Armenia 3.49 % change on previous year 2024 up 39.3% volatile
70 Iceland 3.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 50.7% volatile
71 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.3 % change on previous year 2024 up 666.5% volatile
72 South Africa 3.28 % change on previous year 2023 up 294.3% volatile
73 Morocco 2.89 % change on previous year 2024 down 67.8% volatile
74 Qatar 2.89 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.2% volatile
75 Australia 2.75 % change on previous year 2024 down 59.4% volatile
76 Czechia 2.72 % change on previous year 2023 down 23.2% volatile
77 Namibia 2.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.4% volatile
78 Guadeloupe 2.67 % change on previous year 1995 down 57.3% volatile
79 Cameroon 2.64 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.7% volatile
80 Syrian Arab Republic 2.64 % change on previous year 2024 up 105.4% volatile
81 Benin 2.56 % change on previous year 2022 up 29.2% volatile
82 Uzbekistan 2.52 % change on previous year 2025 down 67.7% volatile
83 Honduras 2.52 % change on previous year 2024 up 660.4% volatile
84 Mongolia 2.51 % change on previous year 2024 down 64.2% volatile
85 Malta 2.47 % change on previous year 2023 up 199.8% volatile
86 Tajikistan 2.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 75.9% volatile
87 Portugal 2.31 % change on previous year 2023 up 207.3% volatile
88 Cyprus 2.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,656.4% volatile
89 Serbia 2.2 % change on previous year 2022 up 48.3% volatile
90 United States of America 2.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 279.0% volatile
91 Kyrgyzstan 2.01 % change on previous year 2025 down 86.7% volatile
92 Kenya 1.97 % change on previous year 2023 down 59.9% volatile
93 Sri Lanka 1.72 % change on previous year 2023 up 37,065.3% volatile
94 Russian Federation 1.7 % change on previous year 2019 down 56.6% volatile
95 Niger 1.69 % change on previous year 2024 down 73.7% volatile
96 Netherlands 1.62 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,343.9% volatile
97 Reunion 1.59 % change on previous year 1996 down 43.6% volatile
98 Kazakhstan 1.17 % change on previous year 2025 down 89.9% volatile
99 Jordan 1.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.3% volatile
100 Anguilla 1.09 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.4% volatile
101 Canada 1.08 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
102 United Arab Emirates 1.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 171.7% volatile
103 Aruba 1.02 % change on previous year 2022 down 76.5% volatile
104 San Marino 0.9589 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.8% volatile
105 Bangladesh 0.9278 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.0% volatile
106 Georgia 0.924 % change on previous year 2008 down 23.3% volatile
107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.858 % change on previous year 2025 down 91.2% volatile
108 Luxembourg 0.7777 % change on previous year 2024 down 34.9% volatile
109 Romania 0.7585 % change on previous year 2023 up 105.5% volatile
110 Equatorial Guinea 0.7264 % change on previous year 2012 down 96.4% volatile
111 Cape Verde 0.551 % change on previous year 2020 up 121.9% volatile
112 Guyana 0.4852 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.0% volatile
113 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.454 % change on previous year 2024 up 114.8% volatile
114 Denmark 0.3264 % change on previous year 2024 up 164.2% volatile
115 India 0.2585 % change on previous year 2025 up 113.9% volatile
116 United States Virgin Islands 0.2308 % change on previous year 1993 up 108.1% volatile
117 Hungary 0.2176 % change on previous year 2024 up 107.4% volatile
118 Bulgaria 0.1737 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.7% volatile
119 Switzerland 0.0738 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.5% volatile
120 Slovakia 0.0737 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.8% volatile
121 Algeria 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
121 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year 2020 down 100.0% volatile
123 Austria -0.0159 % change on previous year 2024 down 101.5% volatile
124 Belgium -0.0553 % change on previous year 2023 down 105.3% volatile
125 Germany -0.123 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.5% volatile
126 Tanzania, United Republic of -0.1774 % change on previous year 2024 down 109.2% volatile
127 Slovenia -0.4574 % change on previous year 2023 down 114.0% volatile
128 El Salvador -0.5618 % change on previous year 2024 down 125.4% volatile
129 Brazil -0.6384 % change on previous year 2024 down 130.6% volatile
130 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.6667 % change on previous year 1995 down 134.0% volatile
131 Monaco -0.7107 % change on previous year 2024 down 112.6% volatile
132 Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.7448 % change on previous year 2020 down 105.2% volatile
133 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.929 % change on previous year 2023 up 49.5% volatile
134 Montserrat -1.11 % change on previous year 2020 up 77.4% volatile
135 Martinique -1.13 % change on previous year 1996 down 142.0% volatile
136 France -1.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 231.1% volatile
137 Norway -1.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 176.6% volatile
138 Antigua and Barbuda -1.2 % change on previous year 2018 down 173.5% volatile
139 Guatemala -1.39 % change on previous year 2024 down 157.4% volatile
140 Finland -1.44 % change on previous year 2024 down 312.3% volatile
141 Poland -1.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 121.8% volatile
142 Israel -1.49 % change on previous year 2024 down 351.5% volatile
143 Paraguay -1.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.1% volatile
144 Suriname -1.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.0% volatile
145 Samoa -1.73 % change on previous year 2024 down 119.1% volatile
146 Azerbaijan -1.81 % change on previous year 2024 up 13.9% volatile
147 Singapore -2.06 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
148 Mexico -2.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 496.5% volatile
149 Sweden -2.11 % change on previous year 2024 down 179.4% volatile
150 Greece -2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 655.0% volatile
151 Malaysia -2.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 169.7% volatile
152 Italy -2.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 361.6% volatile
153 Libya -2.47 % change on previous year 2002 volatile
154 Liechtenstein -2.7 % change on previous year 2021 up 12.1% volatile
155 Viet Nam -2.77 % change on previous year 2024 down 256.0% volatile
156 Argentina -2.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 209.0% volatile
157 Andorra -2.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 334.2% volatile
158 Japan -2.95 % change on previous year 2023 down 192.7% volatile
159 French Polynesia -3 % change on previous year 1996 down 149.6% volatile
160 Tonga -3.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 136.9% volatile
161 Grenada -3.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 561.7% volatile
162 Bolivia, Plurinational State of -3.7 % change on previous year 2024 down 155.7% volatile
163 Seychelles -3.71 % change on previous year 2024 down 221.3% volatile
164 Spain -3.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.2% volatile
165 Republic of Moldova -3.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 214.4% volatile
166 Togo -4.01 % change on previous year 2024 down 133.9% volatile
167 Trinidad and Tobago -4.09 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
168 Zimbabwe -4.24 % change on previous year 2024 down 129.6% volatile
169 Bahrain -4.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 151.0% volatile
170 Albania -4.36 % change on previous year 2024 down 755.4% volatile
171 Ecuador -4.48 % change on previous year 2024 down 131.8% volatile
172 Cook Islands -4.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 55.8% volatile
173 Lebanon -4.59 % change on previous year 2024 down 121.8% volatile
174 Chile -4.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 226.1% volatile
175 Philippines -4.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 244.1% volatile
176 Latvia -4.83 % change on previous year 2024 down 305.2% volatile
177 Belize -4.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 460.7% volatile
178 Naoero -5.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 80.4% volatile
179 Hong Kong, China -5.07 % change on previous year 2024 down 265.6% volatile
180 Costa Rica -5.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 349.0% volatile
181 Macau, China -5.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 193.8% volatile
182 Liberia -5.5 % change on previous year 2017 volatile
183 Peru -5.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 273.2% volatile
184 Oman -5.83 % change on previous year 2024 down 132.5% volatile
185 Indonesia -6.16 % change on previous year 2025 down 207.0% volatile
186 Ireland -6.21 % change on previous year 2022 down 178.7% volatile
187 American Samoa -6.46 % change on previous year 1992 down 9.8% volatile
188 Fiji -6.64 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.8% volatile
189 Cuba -6.71 % change on previous year 2024 down 206.6% volatile
190 Belarus -7.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 388.6% volatile
191 Republic of Korea -7.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,134.7% volatile
192 Solomon Islands -7.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 253.8% volatile
193 Uruguay -8.13 % change on previous year 2023 down 4,740.2% volatile
194 Tokelau -8.47 % change on previous year 2025 down 173.4% volatile
195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -9.21 % change on previous year 2024 up 40.9% volatile
196 Ukraine -9.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 358.1% volatile
197 Thailand -9.66 % change on previous year 2025 down 66.5% volatile
198 Angola -10.84 % change on previous year 2011 down 144.0% volatile
199 China -11.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 303.8% volatile
200 British Virgin Islands -12.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 226.8% volatile
201 Tuvalu -13.43 % change on previous year 2024 down 314.9% volatile
202 Myanmar -13.72 % change on previous year 2018 down 198.5% volatile
203 Kuwait -20.49 % change on previous year 2021 down 454.8% volatile
204 Mozambique -28.34 % change on previous year 1986 down 234.9% volatile
205 Nigeria -64.76 % change on previous year 2021 down 1,162.7% volatile
206 Lithuania -72.54 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,402.5% volatile

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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
427 places, 17,494 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.