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
186
Highest
114.21 % change on previous year
Cayman Islands
Lowest
-48.49 % change on previous year
Syrian Arab Republic
Median
0.949 % change on previous year
Years covered
50
1971–2020
Data points
7,300
What the numbers show
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 114.21 % change on previous year in Cayman Islands; the lowest is -48.49 % change on previous year in Syrian Arab Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.949 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.82 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 15,592.4%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 115,053.0%).
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 114.21 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 1,419.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Iraq | 70.03 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 367.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 65.88 % change on previous year | 1995 | up 15,592.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 40.21 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 28.75 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 985.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Guinea | 25.51 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Rwanda | 24.58 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 678.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 20.97 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 19.31 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 562.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo | 19.07 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Bhutan | 17.23 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Djibouti | 16.53 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 394.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Somalia | 13.72 % change on previous year | 1986 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Türkiye | 13.19 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 12.18 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Burundi | 11.69 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Bermuda | 11.39 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Oman | 10.99 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 1,047.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 10.82 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 10.62 % change on previous year | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 10.59 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Morocco | 9.88 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Suriname | 9.77 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 648.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.55 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Ireland | 9.1 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 9 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.77 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Fiji | 8.73 % change on previous year | 2001 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Botswana | 8.71 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 7.97 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Gibraltar | 7.71 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Egypt | 7.48 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.17 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 6.61 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 35 | New Caledonia | 6.38 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 5.89 % change on previous year | 1986 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Mongolia | 5.46 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Jamaica | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 1,611.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 5.29 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Cameroon | 5.16 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.07 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 9,001.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Eritrea | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Poland | 4.78 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 344.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 4.77 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Montenegro | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.42 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 4.16 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Namibia | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Honduras | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Chad | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Madagascar | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Armenia | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Belarus | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 1,180.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Guyana | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 188.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Uruguay | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Israel | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Serbia | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Panama | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Peru | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Germany | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Malta | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 2 % change on previous year | 1989 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 274.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Belize | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Argentina | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Hungary | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 246.5% | volatile |
| 83 | India | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Canada | 1.45 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Qatar | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 86 | China | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Brazil | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Australia | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Kenya | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Grenada | 0.9831 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Finland | 0.974 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 0.924 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.9143 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 0.9086 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovakia | 0.7897 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.7264 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0.7082 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Colombia | 0.5915 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5549 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Austria | 0.528 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Lesotho | 0.4913 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 741.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Chile | 0.4854 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4428 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 745.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Malaysia | 0.4315 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Indonesia | 0.3519 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 0.2677 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Cuba | 0.2664 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 110 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.2308 % change on previous year | 1993 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Monaco | 0.2002 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Tuvalu | 0.1481 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 113 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0839 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Seychelles | 0.0326 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | -0.0067 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | -0.1564 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 104.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Czechia | -0.289 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Lithuania | -0.3056 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 142.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Greece | -0.3844 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Aruba | -0.3898 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Nepal | -0.4045 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Denmark | -0.466 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Iceland | -0.5109 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 118.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahrain | -0.665 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 125 | France | -0.7012 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | -0.7057 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Liechtenstein | -0.7762 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | -0.8039 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 131.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Paraguay | -0.829 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 115,053.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Mexico | -0.8623 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 732.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Naoero | -0.8969 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Macau, China | -0.9361 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 236.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Tajikistan | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Pakistan | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 173.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Belgium | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 207.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 444.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Japan | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine, State of | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Spain | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Benin | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Algeria | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Dominica | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Ukraine | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 141.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Thailand | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Lebanon | -2.15 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 244.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Guatemala | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 110.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Republic of Korea | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Bangladesh | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 115.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Costa Rica | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 348.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Libya | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Albania | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 153 | New Zealand | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Estonia | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 178.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritius | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 263.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 174.5% | volatile |
| 157 | San Marino | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 247.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Italy | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,862.0% | volatile |
| 159 | French Polynesia | -3 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Barbados | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 232.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 134.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Kuwait | -3.6 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 337.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Andorra | -3.68 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Hong Kong, China | -3.69 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 711.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Croatia | -3.92 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 253.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Maldives | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 205.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Viet Nam | -4.01 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 187.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | -4.14 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 250.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Philippines | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 132.5% | volatile |
| 170 | South Africa | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 137.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Niger | -4.79 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 116.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Ecuador | -5.07 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Portugal | -5.41 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 728.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Liberia | -5.5 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Netherlands | -5.79 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 294.5% | volatile |
| 176 | American Samoa | -6.46 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | -7.11 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 162.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | -8.52 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 222.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Angola | -10.84 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 144.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | -11.79 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,274.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Myanmar | -13.72 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 198.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | -17.77 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 3,369.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -22.73 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 1,500.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Mozambique | -28.34 % change on previous year | 1986 | down 234.9% | volatile |
| 185 | British Virgin Islands | -31.68 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,447.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Syrian Arab Republic | -48.49 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 610.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4.87 % change on previous year
- Euro area -0.9377 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4.65 % change on previous year
- European Union -1.46 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.05 % change on previous year
- Arab World 4.03 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States 3.27 % change on previous year
- Low income 2.72 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.69 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.68 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.62 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.61 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.59 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.31 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.3 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.3 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.04 % change on previous year
- Small states 1.92 % change on previous year
- IDA only 1.9 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 1.76 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.74 % change on previous year
- Other small states 1.73 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 1.64 % change on previous year
- IDA total 1.51 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 1.48 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 1.42 % change on previous year
- Middle income 1.4 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 1.39 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 1.38 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 1.38 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 1.16 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 1.09 % change on previous year
- South Asia 0.9296 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0.9296 % change on previous year
- World 0.8463 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.8039 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0.7986 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia 0.402 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 0.0375 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -0.0901 % 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.