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.
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- AIMS: Central Asia 34.28 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central Asia 34.28 % change on previous year
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 30 % change on previous year
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 29.88 % change on previous year
- UIS: Central Asia 27.96 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 20.77 % change on previous year
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 12.99 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 11.51 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 10.91 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 10.58 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 10.57 % change on previous year
- WB: Ida Blend 9.27 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 8.99 % change on previous year
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 8.67 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 8.53 % change on previous year
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 8.51 % change on previous year
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 7.94 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia 7.92 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 7.92 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 7.86 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: South Asia 7.86 % change on previous year
- AIMS: South and West Asia 7.57 % change on previous year
- MDG: Southern Asia 7.57 % change on previous year
- SDG: Southern Asia 7.57 % change on previous year
- UIS: South and West Asia 7.57 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 7.31 % change on previous year
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 6.73 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 6.58 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 6.58 % change on previous year
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 6.4 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 6.07 % change on previous year
- GPE: Region 3 5.95 % change on previous year
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 5.89 % change on previous year
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 5.89 % change on previous year
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 5.8 % change on previous year
- MDG: Northern Africa 5.48 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 5.41 % change on previous year
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 5.35 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 5.32 % change on previous year
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 5.32 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.