Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled by country
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
40.93 million
China
Lowest
29
Niue
Median
143,296
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
19,298
What the numbers show
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 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), gaps filled: 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 | 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 6.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 4.48 million | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 4.25 million | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 4.13 million | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 3.50 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 2.89 million | 2023 | up 6.4% | 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% | rising |
| 16 | France | 2.33 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 17 | Nigeria | 2.31 million | 2023 | up 108.1% | 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 | 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% | volatile |
| 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 45.0% | 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 30.3% | 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 213.6% | 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 | Syria | 148,529 | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 107 | Gambia | 148,299 | 2025 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 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 | 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 40.0% | 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 88.7% | 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 173.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 36,952 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | 36,320 | 2016 | up 82.2% | 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 49.6% | 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% | volatile |
| 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 17.5% | 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 28.2% | rising |
| 162 | Macao | 16,188 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 16,049 | 1996 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 15,768 | 2024 | up 14.1% | 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 61.6% | 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 326.1% | 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% | volatile |
| 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 26.5% | falling |
| 201 | Liechtenstein | 756 | 2021 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 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% | falling |
| 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
How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.