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

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until...

Countries reporting
199
Highest
46.56 million number
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
281 number
Naoero
Median
136,907 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
8,121

What the numbers show

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 46.56 million number in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 281 number in Naoero.

The median across all reporting countries is 136,907 number, and the mean is 1.05 million number.

Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 3,275.8%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 67.2%).

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China (People’s Republic of) 46.56 million number 2019 up 88.1% volatile
2 India 43.90 million number 2019 — volatile
3 United States of America 8.67 million number 2018 — flat
4 Pakistan 8.54 million number 2019 up 27.8% rising
5 Russia 6.39 million number 2018 up 55.6% falling
6 Indonesia 5.91 million number 2018 up 48.3% volatile
7 Brazil 5.16 million number 2018 up 2.8% volatile
8 Mexico 4.90 million number 2018 up 3.0% volatile
9 Viet Nam 4.42 million number 2019 up 57.1% rising
10 Bangladesh 3.58 million number 2018 up 235.4% volatile
11 Kenya 3.20 million number 2016 up 91.3% volatile
12 Japan 2.82 million number 2018 down 6.9% rising
13 France 2.54 million number 2018 down 1.0% rising
14 Ethiopia 2.51 million number 2015 up 1,539.6% volatile
15 Germany 2.36 million number 2018 up 6.9% flat
16 Philippines 2.27 million number 2018 up 126.3% volatile
17 Nigeria 2.02 million number 2010 up 115.3% rising
18 Ghana 1.85 million number 2019 up 19.8% volatile
19 Thailand 1.79 million number 2019 up 2.9% volatile
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.76 million number 2018 up 59.2% rising
21 Colombia 1.74 million number 2018 up 32.6% volatile
22 Argentina 1.69 million number 2017 up 23.2% rising
23 Peru 1.68 million number 2019 up 24.2% volatile
24 Türkiye 1.50 million number 2018 up 113.9% volatile
25 Italy 1.49 million number 2018 down 9.9% falling
26 Egypt 1.48 million number 2019 up 81.9% volatile
27 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.43 million number 2019 up 59.5% rising
28 Poland 1.36 million number 2018 up 56.1% falling
29 Spain 1.30 million number 2018 down 11.6% rising
30 Korea 1.26 million number 2018 down 1.2% volatile
31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.19 million number 2017 up 13.6% volatile
32 Ukraine 1.09 million number 2019 down 8.4% falling
33 Sudan 1.07 million number 2017 up 126.4% rising
34 Malaysia 1.00 million number 2019 up 27.7% rising
35 Kazakhstan 985,721 number 2019 up 162.6% volatile
36 Nepal 958,127 number 2019 up 8.7% volatile
37 Madagascar 901,960 number 2019 up 402.4% volatile
38 Uzbekistan 874,385 number 2019 up 64.8% falling
39 South Africa 824,169 number 2018 up 41.3% rising
40 Angola 784,381 number 2016 down 16.4% volatile
41 Morocco 761,726 number 2019 up 5.5% rising
42 Iran 706,093 number 2016 up 28.7% volatile
43 Ecuador 638,551 number 2018 up 71.2% volatile
44 Chile 619,608 number 2018 up 53.9% volatile
45 Uganda 608,973 number 2017 up 75.0% rising
46 Guatemala 589,943 number 2019 up 0.9% rising
47 Israel 547,982 number 2018 up 38.0% rising
48 Cameroon 542,540 number 2019 up 88.5% volatile
49 Australia 533,835 number 2018 up 147.7% rising
50 Romania 521,161 number 2018 down 19.9% falling
51 Liberia 509,618 number 2017 — volatile
52 Canada 509,589 number 1996 up 20.7% rising
53 Algeria 490,035 number 2011 up 950.0% volatile
54 Netherlands 475,053 number 2018 down 10.3% rising
55 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 473,734 number 2018 up 135.3% volatile
56 Sri Lanka 464,189 number 2018 up 10.5% rising
57 Sweden 462,982 number 2018 up 24.2% rising
58 Belgium 450,052 number 2018 up 8.0% rising
59 Saudi Arabia 390,099 number 2019 up 110.1% rising
60 Zimbabwe 374,125 number 2013 down 16.5% falling
61 Cuba 371,455 number 2019 down 9.0% volatile
62 Czechia 366,391 number 2018 up 24.9% falling
63 Papua New Guinea 358,198 number 2016 up 101.6% volatile
64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 353,898 number 2018 up 54.0% rising
65 Belarus 349,373 number 2018 up 28.7% falling
66 Dominican Republic 331,521 number 2019 up 38.2% volatile
67 Hungary 311,111 number 2018 down 4.0% falling
68 Rwanda 282,428 number 2019 up 88.3% rising
69 Cambodia 265,827 number 2019 up 122.6% volatile
70 Austria 257,226 number 2018 up 14.2% rising
71 Mongolia 256,720 number 2018 up 155.6% volatile
72 Senegal 252,330 number 2019 up 99.6% volatile
73 Kyrgyzstan 251,012 number 2019 up 246.6% volatile
74 Tunisia 250,813 number 2016 up 142.8% volatile
75 Portugal 240,231 number 2018 down 9.7% volatile
76 Honduras 235,631 number 2019 up 0.3% volatile
77 El Salvador 230,010 number 2018 up 2.7% volatile
78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 225,176 number 2019 up 181.4% volatile
79 Bulgaria 220,877 number 2018 up 6.4% falling
80 Nicaragua 218,062 number 2010 up 30.7% volatile
81 Lebanon 215,647 number 2019 up 41.2% rising
82 Finland 208,380 number 2018 up 41.9% rising
83 Azerbaijan 207,008 number 2019 up 134.7% rising
84 Côte d'Ivoire 188,147 number 2019 up 193.4% volatile
85 Paraguay 181,007 number 2016 up 23.0% volatile
86 Norway 179,900 number 2018 up 8.7% rising
87 Denmark 178,127 number 2018 down 29.0% volatile
88 Niger 177,822 number 2019 up 269.5% volatile
89 Hong Kong (China) 176,245 number 2019 up 26.6% falling
90 Switzerland 173,911 number 2018 up 14.6% rising
91 Togo 172,225 number 2019 up 319.5% volatile
92 Benin 169,011 number 2019 up 128.3% volatile
93 Serbia 167,922 number 2019 up 6.6% falling
94 Slovakia 166,312 number 2018 up 16.1% falling
95 United Arab Emirates 155,999 number 2017 up 55.6% volatile
96 Myanmar 154,103 number 2018 up 37.3% rising
97 Greece 151,876 number 2018 up 6.5% rising
98 Guinea 151,512 number 2011 up 391.0% volatile
99 Palestine, State of 148,253 number 2019 up 63.4% volatile
100 Costa Rica 136,907 number 2019 up 25.6% volatile
101 Uruguay 136,085 number 2018 up 4.7% rising
102 Jordan 134,733 number 2019 up 28.6% volatile
103 Republic of Moldova 133,194 number 2019 up 21.4% falling
104 Mali 131,114 number 2018 up 113.3% volatile
105 Sierra Leone 127,168 number 2019 up 240.5% volatile
106 Gambia 125,781 number 2019 up 106.4% volatile
107 Ireland 122,893 number 2018 up 69.9% falling
108 Burundi 120,163 number 2019 up 100.5% volatile
109 New Zealand 114,707 number 2018 — rising
110 Croatia 114,526 number 2018 up 22.8% rising
111 Iraq 108,929 number 2007 up 28.1% rising
112 Jamaica 108,736 number 2019 down 19.0% flat
113 Burkina Faso 105,485 number 2019 up 151.7% volatile
114 Lithuania 103,419 number 2018 up 18.3% falling
115 Panama 95,481 number 2017 down 1.4% volatile
116 Tajikistan 91,081 number 2017 up 48.7% falling
117 Oman 87,956 number 2019 up 100.1% volatile
118 Syrian Arab Republic 86,657 number 2013 down 37.4% volatile
119 Albania 78,942 number 2019 up 4.6% falling
120 Georgia 78,642 number 2008 up 8.8% falling
121 Latvia 77,391 number 2018 up 13.0% rising
122 Kuwait 75,989 number 2019 up 6.8% rising
123 Slovenia 60,664 number 2018 up 35.2% falling
124 Estonia 55,203 number 2018 up 12.6% falling
125 Congo 53,920 number 2012 up 255.3% volatile
126 Lesotho 53,793 number 2016 up 19.4% rising
127 Armenia 50,747 number 2019 down 5.5% volatile
128 Qatar 49,085 number 2019 up 93.4% volatile
129 Solomon Islands 48,661 number 2018 up 4.6% volatile
130 Eritrea 47,047 number 2018 up 31.3% volatile
131 Mozambique 45,100 number 1986 up 3,275.8% volatile
132 Namibia 43,448 number 2018 up 32.7% volatile
133 Equatorial Guinea 39,596 number 2015 up 57.1% rising
134 Yemen 36,320 number 2016 up 101.9% rising
135 Bahrain 34,355 number 2019 up 40.3% volatile
136 Botswana 33,425 number 2015 up 58.5% rising
137 Trinidad and Tobago 32,236 number 2019 up 9.0% rising
138 Puerto Rico 31,126 number 2018 down 67.2% volatile
139 North Macedonia 28,987 number 2018 up 80.8% falling
140 Guyana 27,872 number 2012 down 22.2% rising
141 Mauritius 25,479 number 2019 down 29.2% rising
142 Cyprus 24,502 number 2018 up 19.9% rising
143 Afghanistan 24,220 number 2003 up 23.2% volatile
144 Eswatini 24,139 number 2011 — volatile
145 Timor-Leste 24,006 number 2019 up 243.6% rising
146 Cape Verde 23,433 number 2018 up 5.8% rising
147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22,848 number 2019 up 40.5% rising
148 Libya 22,246 number 2006 up 113.3% volatile
149 Suriname 19,924 number 2019 up 12.6% falling
150 Maldives 19,596 number 2019 up 21.5% volatile
151 Macau (China) 18,626 number 2019 up 104.1% rising
152 Singapore 17,858 number 1989 up 54.9% rising
153 Luxembourg 17,584 number 2018 up 18.8% rising
154 Chad 17,426 number 2019 down 17.8% volatile
155 Montenegro 16,184 number 2019 up 67.6% rising
156 French Polynesia 16,049 number 1996 up 34.4% rising
157 Comoros 15,175 number 2018 up 7.9% volatile
158 Vanuatu 14,301 number 2015 up 7.6% volatile
159 Brunei Darussalam 13,408 number 2019 up 3.1% rising
160 Iceland 13,048 number 2018 up 6.7% volatile
161 New Caledonia 12,776 number 1994 up 41.5% rising
162 Central African Republic 12,489 number 2017 up 1.2% rising
163 Malta 9,426 number 2018 up 10.5% rising
164 Sao Tome and Principe 9,227 number 2016 up 70.1% volatile
165 Fiji 9,149 number 2009 down 0.8% rising
166 Guinea-Bissau 8,950 number 2010 up 115.2% volatile
167 Bhutan 8,025 number 2020 up 1,117.8% volatile
168 Belize 7,485 number 2019 up 24.0% rising
169 Barbados 5,144 number 2019 down 15.4% rising
170 Djibouti 4,264 number 2020 up 247.2% volatile
171 Samoa 4,203 number 2019 up 3.0% rising
172 Grenada 3,698 number 2018 down 2.9% rising
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,655 number 2018 up 25.0% rising
174 Bahamas 3,594 number 2018 down 20.6% rising
175 Saint Lucia 3,236 number 2019 down 15.0% falling
176 Seychelles 3,066 number 2019 up 4.7% rising
177 Guam 2,892 number 1984 up 26.9% rising
178 Aruba 2,811 number 2014 down 0.9% flat
179 American Samoa 2,694 number 1992 up 48.9% rising
180 United States Virgin Islands 2,606 number 1993 up 2.0% rising
181 Tonga 2,254 number 2015 up 99.8% rising
182 Andorra 2,123 number 2019 down 11.8% rising
183 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2,061 number 2019 — volatile
184 Antigua and Barbuda 2,050 number 2018 down 13.0% rising
185 Somalia 1,558 number 1986 up 44.3% volatile
186 Dominica 1,464 number 2019 down 22.6% falling
187 Cayman Islands 1,407 number 2018 up 66.9% rising
188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,275 number 2016 down 34.3% rising
189 Marshall Islands 1,262 number 2019 down 17.2% falling
190 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,077 number 2018 down 8.3% rising
191 Monaco 1,001 number 2020 up 16.8% rising
192 Gibraltar 993 number 2019 — volatile
193 San Marino 883 number 2019 down 15.7% rising
194 Liechtenstein 767 number 2018 up 4.2% falling
195 Tuvalu 676 number 2019 down 4.9% flat
196 British Virgin Islands 524 number 2018 down 27.8% rising
197 Palau 518 number 2014 down 18.8% falling
198 Bermuda 440 number 2015 up 10.8% volatile
199 Naoero 281 number 2019 down 57.6% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.