Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
208
Highest
19.36 million
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
155
British Virgin Islands
Median
74,172
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
16,912
What the numbers show
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 19.36 million in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 155 in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 74,172, and the mean is 474,767.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 2,836.8%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 70.0%).
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 19.36 million | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 198 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 18.52 million | 2025 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 150 | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4.90 million | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 3 | St. Helena | 60 | 1986 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 4 | United States | 4.14 million | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 4 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 47 | 2020 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 3.14 million | 2019 | up 51.6% | flat |
| 5 | Tokelau | 21 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 2.59 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Niue | 11 | 2025 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2.45 million | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 2.16 million | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 2.11 million | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 10 | Vietnam | 1.99 million | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 1.77 million | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 1.46 million | 1999 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.44 million | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 1.27 million | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 1.24 million | 2023 | up 217.5% | flat |
| 16 | France | 1.14 million | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 1.03 million | 2025 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 983,812 | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 980,973 | 2023 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 937,684 | 2022 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 913,117 | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania | 824,648 | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 790,556 | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 24 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 788,599 | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 773,753 | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 745,341 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 735,804 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 718,435 | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Thailand | 716,498 | 2025 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Italy | 620,157 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 609,324 | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Sudan | 563,787 | 2019 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar, Republic of | 544,966 | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 538,977 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 505,053 | 2020 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 476,418 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 460,041 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 452,625 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 39 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 427,300 | 2023 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Korea | 412,067 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 41 | South Africa | 407,696 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 42 | Angola | 401,821 | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 359,757 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 328,468 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 322,873 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 322,698 | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 47 | Uganda | 307,450 | 2017 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 299,593 | 2024 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 297,789 | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 292,593 | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 291,075 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Israel | 277,964 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 53 | Canada | 273,465 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 264,101 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 254,147 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 56 | Netherlands | 240,049 | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 222,360 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 214,840 | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 214,300 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 60 | Belgium | 210,503 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 208,353 | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 201,390 | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Senegal | 181,550 | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Czechia | 180,564 | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 171,685 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia | 164,013 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 67 | Cuba | 162,406 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Hungary | 150,126 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 69 | Côte d’Ivoire | 149,137 | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Kyrgyz Republic | 148,770 | 2025 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 134,270 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 72 | Belarus, Republic of | 133,965 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 131,337 | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Mongolia | 129,476 | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 128,743 | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 125,307 | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 123,876 | 2022 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 122,346 | 2016 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Burundi | 117,464 | 2025 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 116,788 | 2024 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 115,863 | 2025 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 106,763 | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 106,198 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 105,281 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 85 | El Salvador | 100,758 | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea | 99,093 | 2020 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Niger | 98,608 | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Lebanon | 96,517 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 89 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 94,762 | 2024 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 92,723 | 2024 | up 227.1% | rising |
| 91 | Switzerland | 89,549 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 92 | Finland | 89,318 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 88,072 | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovak Republic | 88,069 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 95 | Benin | 84,746 | 2022 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia, Republic of | 84,207 | 2024 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 97 | Greece | 83,794 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 98 | Mali | 83,509 | 2023 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Palestine | 83,420 | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 100 | Norway | 80,636 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 101 | Jordan | 80,149 | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Myanmar | 77,156 | 2018 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 103 | Gambia, The | 77,061 | 2025 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 75,598 | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72,747 | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 65,737 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 61,047 | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia, Republic of | 55,903 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 109 | Uruguay | 54,922 | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 110 | Moldova, Republic of | 54,914 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 111 | New Zealand | 53,804 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 112 | Iraq | 52,985 | 2007 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 51,265 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 114 | Oman | 50,536 | 2024 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Ireland | 49,975 | 2022 | up 41.1% | falling |
| 116 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 47,268 | 2023 | up 45.4% | falling |
| 117 | Panama | 46,052 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 39,921 | 2007 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 119 | Latvia | 36,792 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 32,057 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia, Republic of | 29,649 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 122 | Kuwait | 29,489 | 2021 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 123 | Slovenia | 28,157 | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 124 | Namibia | 27,746 | 2024 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Eritrea, The State of | 26,792 | 2022 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Estonia | 25,046 | 2012 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 127 | Qatar | 24,823 | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 23,698 | 2022 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 129 | Mozambique | 20,822 | 1986 | up 2,836.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 20,779 | 2022 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 19,707 | 2015 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 132 | Réunion | 18,274 | 1987 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 133 | Chad | 18,239 | 2024 | up 215.5% | rising |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 17,743 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Yemen, Republic of | 16,813 | 2016 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 136 | Guyana | 15,230 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 137 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 14,992 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Comoros, Union of the | 14,620 | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Lithuania | 14,458 | 2024 | down 70.0% | flat |
| 140 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 13,978 | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,894 | 2023 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 13,807 | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | 13,539 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 144 | Congo, Republic of | 13,478 | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 13,390 | 2020 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 146 | Cyprus | 13,211 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,926 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 148 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 11,269 | 2015 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 11,009 | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 10,883 | 1994 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 151 | Libya | 10,692 | 2006 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Martinique | 10,554 | 1996 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 153 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 10,383 | 2003 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 9,978 | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 155 | Suriname | 8,643 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 156 | Fiji, Republic of | 8,542 | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Singapore | 8,429 | 1989 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Montenegro | 8,354 | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 159 | Macau (China) | 7,809 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 160 | French Polynesia | 7,796 | 1996 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 7,738 | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Bhutan | 6,735 | 2024 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 6,337 | 2017 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 164 | Iceland | 6,167 | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,068 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 5,531 | 1991 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 167 | Maldives | 4,920 | 2024 | down 55.9% | rising |
| 168 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 4,769 | 2016 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Malta | 4,626 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,590 | 2010 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 171 | French Guiana | 4,435 | 1996 | — | rising |
| 172 | Djibouti | 3,395 | 2023 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Belize | 3,346 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 174 | Samoa | 2,585 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 175 | Barbados | 2,277 | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 176 | Bahamas, The | 2,231 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 177 | Grenada | 1,898 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 178 | Seychelles | 1,588 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 179 | St. Lucia | 1,482 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 180 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,460 | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 181 | American Samoa | 1,454 | 1990 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 182 | Tonga | 1,164 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 183 | Aruba | 1,144 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,063 | 2018 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 185 | Andorra, Principality of | 920 | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 186 | Somalia | 882 | 1986 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 840 | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 188 | Dominica | 679 | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 663 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 190 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 636 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 581 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 192 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 469 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 193 | Monaco | 458 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 194 | Gibraltar | 451 | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 195 | San Marino, Republic of | 365 | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 345 | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 197 | Palau, Republic of | 321 | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 293 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 199 | Naoero, Republic of | 271 | 2025 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 200 | Bermuda | 228 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 201 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 165 | 1987 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 155 | 2024 | down 65.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 100.30 million
- UIS: World 100.30 million
- WB: World 100.30 million
- MDG: World 100.30 million
- UNICEF: World 100.21 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 86.86 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 86.20 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 84.40 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 83.12 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 78.10 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 63.89 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 61.62 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release