Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita by country
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
203
Highest
0.0751 units per person
Mongolia
Lowest
0.0002 units per person
Somalia
Median
0.024 units per person
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,799
What the numbers show
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 0.0751 units per person in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.0002 units per person in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.024 units per person, and the mean is 0.0261 units per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 336.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 2,266.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 69.2%).
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 0.0751 units per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 2 | Kiribati | 0.0741 units per person | 2024 | — | rising |
| 3 | French Polynesia | 0.0712 units per person | 1996 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 0.0675 units per person | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 0.0653 units per person | 1994 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 0.0634 units per person | 2025 | up 214.2% | falling |
| 7 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.059 units per person | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 8 | Israel | 0.0569 units per person | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 9 | American Samoa | 0.0549 units per person | 1992 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 10 | Ghana | 0.0541 units per person | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Gambia | 0.0525 units per person | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 0.0521 units per person | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 0.0481 units per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0475 units per person | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 0.0471 units per person | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Liberia | 0.046 units per person | 2022 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Nepal | 0.046 units per person | 2025 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0453 units per person | 2016 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 0.0451 units per person | 2024 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 0.0447 units per person | 2019 | up 49.4% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 0.0443 units per person | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 22 | Naoero | 0.0438 units per person | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 0.0434 units per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 0.0425 units per person | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0419 units per person | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 0.0414 units per person | 2024 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 0.041 units per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 0.0409 units per person | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 0.0396 units per person | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 0.0395 units per person | 2012 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 0.0391 units per person | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 0.0386 units per person | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0386 units per person | 2025 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 0.0384 units per person | 2022 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 35 | Guyana | 0.0374 units per person | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Palau | 0.0372 units per person | 2024 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 37 | Colombia | 0.0367 units per person | 2022 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Jamaica | 0.0367 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 39 | Belgium | 0.0367 units per person | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0.0361 units per person | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 0.0346 units per person | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 42 | Argentina | 0.0344 units per person | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 43 | Lebanon | 0.0342 units per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 44 | France | 0.034 units per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 0.0339 units per person | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 0.0337 units per person | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 47 | Comoros | 0.0336 units per person | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 0.0335 units per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 0.0333 units per person | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 50 | Iceland | 0.0333 units per person | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 51 | Gabon | 0.0332 units per person | 2019 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Uruguay | 0.0332 units per person | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 53 | Madagascar | 0.0329 units per person | 2024 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Grenada | 0.0329 units per person | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 0.0328 units per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 0.0328 units per person | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 57 | Finland | 0.0326 units per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 0.0325 units per person | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 0.032 units per person | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.0318 units per person | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 61 | Germany | 0.0313 units per person | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 62 | Paraguay | 0.0313 units per person | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Belarus | 0.0312 units per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 64 | Zambia | 0.0306 units per person | 2024 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 0.0305 units per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Cuba | 0.0304 units per person | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | 0.0301 units per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.03 units per person | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Croatia | 0.03 units per person | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 70 | Norway | 0.0298 units per person | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0295 units per person | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0292 units per person | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 73 | China | 0.0291 units per person | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 74 | Montenegro | 0.0283 units per person | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 0.0281 units per person | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 76 | Suriname | 0.028 units per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 77 | Slovenia | 0.0278 units per person | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 0.0275 units per person | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0275 units per person | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 80 | Togo | 0.0275 units per person | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 0.0274 units per person | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands | 0.0273 units per person | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0272 units per person | 2015 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.027 units per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 85 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0269 units per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 0.0264 units per person | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 87 | Malaysia | 0.0263 units per person | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 88 | Seychelles | 0.0261 units per person | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 89 | Maldives | 0.0261 units per person | 2024 | down 52.8% | rising |
| 90 | India | 0.0259 units per person | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Monaco | 0.0253 units per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 92 | United States of America | 0.0252 units per person | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 93 | Sudan | 0.0251 units per person | 2019 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 94 | Portugal | 0.0251 units per person | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 95 | Brazil | 0.025 units per person | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 96 | Marshall Islands | 0.0248 units per person | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 97 | Gibraltar | 0.0246 units per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0245 units per person | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0245 units per person | 1993 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 100 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0242 units per person | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 0.0241 units per person | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 102 | Morocco | 0.024 units per person | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 103 | Guam | 0.0238 units per person | 1984 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 104 | Türkiye | 0.0238 units per person | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Samoa | 0.0237 units per person | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 106 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0237 units per person | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 107 | Macao | 0.0236 units per person | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 108 | Andorra | 0.0233 units per person | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 109 | Tonga | 0.023 units per person | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 110 | Cambodia | 0.0227 units per person | 2024 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Spain | 0.0227 units per person | 2024 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0225 units per person | 2018 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 113 | Angola | 0.0224 units per person | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 114 | Australia | 0.0224 units per person | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0223 units per person | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 116 | Cameroon | 0.0221 units per person | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 0.0221 units per person | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 118 | Italy | 0.0218 units per person | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 119 | Tunisia | 0.0218 units per person | 2016 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 120 | San Marino | 0.0217 units per person | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 121 | Japan | 0.0217 units per person | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 122 | Aruba | 0.0215 units per person | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 123 | Eswatini | 0.021 units per person | 2015 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 0.0209 units per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 125 | New Zealand | 0.0209 units per person | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 126 | Panama | 0.0208 units per person | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 0.0206 units per person | 2024 | up 156.1% | rising |
| 128 | Thailand | 0.0206 units per person | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Switzerland | 0.0205 units per person | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 130 | Georgia | 0.0204 units per person | 2008 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 131 | Lesotho | 0.0204 units per person | 2022 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 132 | Dominica | 0.0204 units per person | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 133 | Armenia | 0.0202 units per person | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 0.0201 units per person | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 0.0201 units per person | 2020 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 136 | Cyprus | 0.0201 units per person | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 0.0199 units per person | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 138 | Ukraine | 0.0198 units per person | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 0.0198 units per person | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 140 | Honduras | 0.0197 units per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Ireland | 0.0197 units per person | 2022 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 142 | Liechtenstein | 0.0193 units per person | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 143 | Fiji | 0.0193 units per person | 2024 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 144 | Bahrain | 0.0192 units per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 145 | Oman | 0.0189 units per person | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Cayman Islands | 0.0188 units per person | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 147 | Senegal | 0.0186 units per person | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0186 units per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 149 | Hong Kong | 0.0184 units per person | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 150 | Indonesia | 0.0182 units per person | 2025 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Namibia | 0.0181 units per person | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Qatar | 0.0178 units per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 153 | Singapore | 0.0177 units per person | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Philippines | 0.0177 units per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Malta | 0.0173 units per person | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 156 | Bhutan | 0.0172 units per person | 2024 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Botswana | 0.017 units per person | 2022 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 158 | Greece | 0.0168 units per person | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 0.0164 units per person | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 160 | Republic of Korea | 0.0164 units per person | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Eritrea | 0.0163 units per person | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 162 | Burundi | 0.0162 units per person | 2025 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Barbados | 0.016 units per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 164 | Belize | 0.016 units per person | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 0.0159 units per person | 2023 | up 45.6% | falling |
| 166 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0154 units per person | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 167 | Uganda | 0.0152 units per person | 2017 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 168 | Guinea | 0.0151 units per person | 2020 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Jordan | 0.0142 units per person | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 170 | Canada | 0.0141 units per person | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 171 | Kuwait | 0.0137 units per person | 2021 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 172 | South Africa | 0.0129 units per person | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 173 | Algeria | 0.0127 units per person | 2025 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Egypt | 0.0127 units per person | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Benin | 0.0124 units per person | 2022 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0122 units per person | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 177 | British Virgin Islands | 0.012 units per person | 2024 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 178 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0117 units per person | 2020 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | 0.0109 units per person | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 180 | Lithuania | 0.0104 units per person | 2024 | down 69.2% | rising |
| 181 | Nigeria | 0.0102 units per person | 2023 | up 133.4% | falling |
| 182 | Tajikistan | 0.0101 units per person | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 183 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0092 units per person | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 184 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.009 units per person | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Puerto Rico | 0.0088 units per person | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bermuda | 0.008 units per person | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0079 units per person | 2023 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Niger | 0.0072 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Mali | 0.007 units per person | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 190 | Burkina Faso | 0.0065 units per person | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Djibouti | 0.0062 units per person | 2023 | up 276.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Syria | 0.006 units per person | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0057 units per person | 2010 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Congo | 0.0042 units per person | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Iraq | 0.0038 units per person | 2007 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 196 | Libya | 0.0037 units per person | 2006 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 197 | Mozambique | 0.0035 units per person | 1986 | up 2,266.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Myanmar | 0.0029 units per person | 2018 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 0.0026 units per person | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 200 | Chad | 0.0019 units per person | 2024 | up 142.2% | rising |
| 201 | Yemen | 0.0011 units per person | 2016 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 202 | Afghanistan | 0.0011 units per person | 2003 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Somalia | 0.0002 units per person | 1986 | down 9.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.