Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
208
Highest
21.58 million
China
Lowest
18
Niue
Median
74,170
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
16,896
What the numbers show
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 21.58 million in China; the lowest is 18 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 74,170, and the mean is 502,997.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 3,772.1%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 69.4%).
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 21.58 million | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 2 | India | 19.37 million | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5.05 million | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 4.34 million | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 3.36 million | 2019 | up 52.9% | flat |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2.73 million | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 2.71 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 2.32 million | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 2.15 million | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.14 million | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 1.73 million | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 1.50 million | 1999 | up 44.5% | flat |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.44 million | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 1.35 million | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 1.32 million | 2025 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 1.19 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 17 | Nigeria | 1.08 million | 2023 | up 156.8% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 1.06 million | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 1.05 million | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 963,182 | 2022 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 949,095 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Venezuela | 886,275 | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania | 851,911 | 2024 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 830,495 | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 791,112 | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 776,213 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 770,032 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 759,210 | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Thailand | 758,147 | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Nepal | 752,326 | 2025 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 667,641 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan | 581,716 | 2019 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 570,954 | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 34 | Iran | 519,698 | 2020 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Madagascar | 507,363 | 2024 | up 269.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 505,387 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 475,967 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 460,392 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 39 | South Korea | 434,627 | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Angola | 422,807 | 2023 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 41 | South Africa | 410,708 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 410,532 | 2023 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 390,498 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 335,306 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 328,055 | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 46 | Cameroon | 321,494 | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Australia | 316,638 | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 306,324 | 2025 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Rwanda | 305,636 | 2024 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 301,523 | 2017 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 51 | Israel | 291,410 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 52 | Canada | 291,075 | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 288,731 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 280,113 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 267,679 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 56 | Netherlands | 247,743 | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 235,975 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 226,545 | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 224,799 | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 60 | Belgium | 221,494 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 215,559 | 2024 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 199,569 | 2024 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | 195,372 | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 171,691 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 171,121 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Bolivia | 169,575 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 163,967 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 68 | Senegal | 162,919 | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 150,651 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 141,883 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 138,867 | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Portugal | 136,282 | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 135,342 | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 134,559 | 2025 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 132,281 | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 128,467 | 2016 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 123,519 | 2022 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 119,159 | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Laos | 116,303 | 2025 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Burundi | 115,798 | 2025 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 113,983 | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 111,576 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 83 | Paraguay | 109,864 | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Honduras | 107,321 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 107,195 | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea | 103,162 | 2020 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Lebanon | 102,145 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 100,826 | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Switzerland | 94,990 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 90 | Niger | 94,973 | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Denmark | 94,481 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | 94,036 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 93,834 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 94 | Greece | 90,546 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 95 | Serbia | 89,461 | 2024 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 96 | Palestine | 86,251 | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 85,708 | 2024 | up 232.3% | rising |
| 98 | Benin | 85,495 | 2022 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Norway | 85,282 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 100 | Jordan | 83,712 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 82,198 | 2023 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 78,072 | 2024 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Myanmar | 76,947 | 2018 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 104 | Syria | 75,782 | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 105 | Hong Kong | 72,557 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 106 | Gambia | 71,238 | 2025 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 62,694 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | 59,775 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 109 | Moldova | 59,198 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 57,653 | 2023 | up 37.4% | flat |
| 111 | Uruguay | 57,513 | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 112 | New Zealand | 56,552 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 113 | Iraq | 55,944 | 2007 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 114 | Jamaica | 52,983 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 115 | Ireland | 52,745 | 2022 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 116 | Oman | 49,260 | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Panama | 47,857 | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Latvia | 39,631 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 119 | Georgia | 38,001 | 2007 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 120 | Albania | 34,654 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia | 31,629 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 122 | Slovenia | 30,816 | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 123 | Kuwait | 30,349 | 2021 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 124 | Eritrea | 28,835 | 2022 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Estonia | 27,252 | 2012 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 126 | Namibia | 26,964 | 2024 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Qatar | 25,980 | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Mozambique | 24,278 | 1986 | up 3,772.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 22,924 | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 130 | Botswana | 20,760 | 2022 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 131 | Reunion | 20,306 | 1987 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 132 | Chad | 19,968 | 2024 | up 256.4% | rising |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 19,889 | 2015 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 134 | Yemen | 19,507 | 2016 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 19,209 | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 15,835 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 137 | Bahrain | 15,546 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15,512 | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 139 | Lithuania | 15,487 | 2024 | down 69.4% | flat |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 15,086 | 2023 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 141 | Comoros | 14,525 | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 14,445 | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Cyprus | 14,059 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritius | 13,956 | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 145 | Afghanistan | 13,837 | 2003 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 146 | East Timor | 13,267 | 2020 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 12,768 | 2015 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,546 | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 149 | Congo | 12,245 | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Libya | 11,554 | 2006 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 11,539 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 152 | Guadeloupe | 11,206 | 1994 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 153 | Martinique | 10,678 | 1996 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 154 | Cape Verde | 9,991 | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 155 | Singapore | 9,429 | 1989 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Fiji | 9,362 | 2024 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | 9,315 | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 158 | Suriname | 9,117 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 159 | Maldives | 8,838 | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 160 | Macao | 8,379 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 8,253 | 1996 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 8,030 | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 6,905 | 2024 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 6,661 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 165 | Brunei | 6,407 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 6,152 | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 5,900 | 1991 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 168 | Malta | 4,949 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 169 | French Guiana | 4,663 | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,458 | 2016 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,360 | 2010 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Djibouti | 3,772 | 2023 | up 370.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Belize | 3,316 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 174 | Samoa | 2,580 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 175 | Barbados | 2,255 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 176 | Bahamas | 2,150 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 177 | Grenada | 1,953 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 178 | Seychelles | 1,576 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,479 | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 1,455 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 181 | American Samoa | 1,420 | 1990 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 182 | Tonga | 1,228 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 183 | Aruba | 1,182 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 184 | Andorra | 989 | 2024 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 987 | 2018 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia (country) | 903 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 734 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 188 | Dominica | 676 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 188 | Somalia | 676 | 1986 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 648 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 547 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 192 | Monaco | 520 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 193 | Gibraltar | 517 | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | 461 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 195 | Liechtenstein | 411 | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 196 | San Marino | 372 | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 358 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 198 | Palau | 337 | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 317 | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 200 | Bermuda | 287 | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Nauru | 256 | 2025 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 202 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 208 | 1987 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 157 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 204 | Anguilla | 128 | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 205 | Montserrat | 42 | 2020 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Tokelau | 33 | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 207 | Saint Helena | 28 | 1986 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 208 | Niue | 18 | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 106.27 million
- UIS: World 106.27 million
- WB: World 106.27 million
- MDG: World 106.27 million
- UNICEF: World 106.17 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 92.09 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 91.42 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 89.47 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 88.08 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 82.91 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 68.31 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 66.24 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 62.18 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 47.03 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 42.37 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 41.47 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 38.36 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 35.97 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 32.31 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 32.23 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 32.17 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 32.17 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 31.75 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 31.68 million
- AIMS: East Asia 31.55 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 30.43 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 30.02 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 30.01 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 29.87 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 29.76 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 28.74 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 27.77 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 27.77 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 27.77 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 27.77 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 27.29 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 27.29 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 25.19 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 23.84 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 23.84 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release