Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
208
Highest
19.36 million
China
Lowest
11
Niue
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; the lowest is 11 in Niue.
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 (number) (pre-primary): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 19.36 million | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 18.52 million | 2025 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 4.90 million | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 4.14 million | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 3.14 million | 2019 | up 51.6% | flat |
| 6 | Brazil | 2.59 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2.45 million | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 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 | Turkey | 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 | 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 | 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 | 544,966 | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 538,977 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 35 | Iran | 505,053 | 2020 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 427,300 | 2023 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 40 | South 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 | Cote d'Ivoire | 149,137 | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 148,770 | 2025 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 134,270 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 72 | Belarus | 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 | Laos | 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 | 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 | Slovakia | 88,069 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 95 | Benin | 84,746 | 2022 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 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 | 77,061 | 2025 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 75,598 | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Syria | 72,747 | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong | 65,737 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 61,047 | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | 55,903 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 109 | Uruguay | 54,922 | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 110 | Moldova | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 19,707 | 2015 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 132 | Reunion | 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 | 16,813 | 2016 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 136 | Guyana | 15,230 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 137 | Bahrain | 14,992 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Comoros | 14,620 | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Lithuania | 14,458 | 2024 | down 70.0% | flat |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 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 | 13,478 | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 145 | East Timor | 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 | 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 | 10,383 | 2003 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Cape Verde | 9,978 | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 155 | Suriname | 8,643 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 156 | Fiji | 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 | Macao | 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 | 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 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 | Saint Lucia | 1,482 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 180 | Saint 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 | 920 | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 186 | Somalia | 882 | 1986 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Micronesia (country) | 840 | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 188 | Dominica | 679 | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 663 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 636 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 581 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 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 | 365 | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 345 | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 197 | Palau | 321 | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 293 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 199 | Nauru | 271 | 2025 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 200 | Bermuda | 228 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 198 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 202 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 165 | 1987 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 155 | 2024 | down 65.2% | rising |
| 204 | Anguilla | 150 | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 205 | Saint Helena | 60 | 1986 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 206 | Montserrat | 47 | 2020 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Tokelau | 21 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 208 | Niue | 11 | 2025 | down 42.1% | volatile |
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
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 57.83 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 44.76 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 40.62 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 39.80 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 35.41 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 32.99 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 30.35 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 29.41 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 29.34 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 29.29 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 29.29 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 28.84 million
- AIMS: East Asia 28.71 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 28.41 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 27.62 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 27.61 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 27.23 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 27.23 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 26.98 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 26.71 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 26.71 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 26.71 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 26.71 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 26.24 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 26.24 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 24.23 million
- WB: Ida Total 22.31 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 21.53 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release