Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
200 % change on previous year
Niue
Lowest
-72.52 % change on previous year
Lithuania
Median
0.7607 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
15,758
What the numbers show
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 200 % change on previous year in Niue; the lowest is -72.52 % change on previous year in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7607 % change on previous year, and the mean is 3.02 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 121 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 21,431.8%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 4,676.3%).
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 200 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 81.98 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Iraq | 68.88 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 356.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Guinea | 57.94 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 1,224.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Djibouti | 33.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 30.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,073.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Bhutan | 28.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Maldives | 27.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 930.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 27.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 245.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.42 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Bermuda | 22.22 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 1,677.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 608.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Bahamas | 19.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 18.86 % change on previous year | 1987 | up 212.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 18.84 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 270.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Chad | 15.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 15.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 430.2% | volatile |
| 19 | British Virgin Islands | 14.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 306.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 14.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 12.87 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 12.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 12.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 431.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Helena | 12 % change on previous year | 1986 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Somalia | 11.92 % change on previous year | 1986 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 11.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 10.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 253.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 10.6 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 10.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 915.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 9.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 9.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Ghana | 9.01 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Panama | 7.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 7.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.76 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 38 | New Caledonia | 7.59 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 7.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 6.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Montenegro | 6.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 6.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,925.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Madagascar | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 6.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 535.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 5.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Jamaica | 5.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 5.47 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 49 | Colombia | 5.32 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,011.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Burundi | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 195.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 5.29 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 2,386.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominica | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Estonia | 5.12 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 278.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Sudan | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Eritrea | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 211.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 61 | New Zealand | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Gambia | 3.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21,431.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Guadeloupe | 3.63 % change on previous year | 1994 | up 218.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Cayman Islands | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Malta | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Mongolia | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Barbados | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Armenia | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Czechia | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Benin | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 205.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Australia | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 591.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Singapore | 2.16 % change on previous year | 1989 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Kenya | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Canada | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Russian Federation | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 92 | Netherlands | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 708.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Guyana | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0.9665 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Niger | 0.9653 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 0.7767 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 0.7713 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Romania | 0.7501 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Aruba | 0.6855 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 0.4382 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Denmark | 0.3974 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 0.2957 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Hungary | 0.2439 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Switzerland | 0.1719 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Belgium | -0.0609 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Germany | -0.0948 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | -0.116 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Cape Verde | -0.1404 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | -0.1801 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Monaco | -0.1919 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | -0.1995 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | -0.2169 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -0.2454 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 118 | El Salvador | -0.2661 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Libya | -0.2732 % change on previous year | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Austria | -0.3896 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.1% | volatile |
| 121 | United States of America | -0.487 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,295.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Suriname | -0.5585 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,632.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Brazil | -0.6744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Tonga | -0.8078 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.3% | volatile |
| 125 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.924 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 223.1% | volatile |
| 126 | San Marino | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 385.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 154.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Norway | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Samoa | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.1% | volatile |
| 131 | France | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Poland | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Finland | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 277.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Guatemala | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 411.3% | volatile |
| 136 | American Samoa | -1.53 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Israel | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 643.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Paraguay | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 231.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Greece | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 343.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Mexico | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 441.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Malaysia | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Martinique | -2.26 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 156.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Montserrat | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Italy | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 393.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Viet Nam | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,418.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Republic of Moldova | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Andorra | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,285.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 358.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Spain | -3.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.3% | volatile |
| 155 | French Polynesia | -4.14 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 170.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | -4.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Hong Kong, China | -4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 230.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Ecuador | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Togo | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Liechtenstein | -4.42 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Lebanon | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Belize | -4.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 750.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | -4.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Albania | -4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 706.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Chile | -4.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Philippines | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Indonesia | -4.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 183.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Latvia | -5.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 366.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Anguilla | -5.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 369.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Peru | -5.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 282.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Macau, China | -5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 182.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Seychelles | -5.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Fiji | -5.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Costa Rica | -5.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 458.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Ireland | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 187.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Belarus | -6.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 356.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Cuba | -7.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 276.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 233.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Uruguay | -7.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,515.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Georgia | -7.76 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 240.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Korea | -7.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,458.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Oman | -8.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Ukraine | -9.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 362.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -9.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Thailand | -9.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4,655.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Naoero | -10.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Tokelau | -10.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 189 | China | -11.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 292.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Liberia | -11.77 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 110.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Cook Islands | -13.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Myanmar | -13.79 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 199.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Tuvalu | -14.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 243.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Kuwait | -20.96 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 557.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Angola | -27.05 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 281.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Mozambique | -27.08 % change on previous year | 1986 | down 190.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Nigeria | -64.86 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 4,676.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Lithuania | -72.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,404.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- AIMS: Central Asia 39.52 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central Asia 39.52 % change on previous year
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 35.25 % change on previous year
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 34.74 % change on previous year
- UIS: Central Asia 32.46 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 23.96 % change on previous year
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 15.49 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 13.75 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 12.83 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 12.52 % change on previous year
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 10.38 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 10.23 % change on previous year
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 9.52 % change on previous year
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 9.26 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 8.59 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 8.45 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia 8.18 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 8.18 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 7.9 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 7.9 % change on previous year
- WB: Ida Blend 7.6 % change on previous year
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 7.08 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 7.07 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: South Asia 7.07 % change on previous year
- AIMS: South and West Asia 6.8 % change on previous year
- MDG: Southern Asia 6.8 % change on previous year
- SDG: Southern Asia 6.8 % change on previous year
- UIS: South and West Asia 6.8 % change on previous year
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 6.79 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 6.56 % change on previous year
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 6.12 % change on previous year
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 6.11 % change on previous year
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 5.82 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 5.81 % change on previous year
- MDG: Northern Africa 5.56 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 5.5 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 5.42 % change on previous year
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 5.42 % change on previous year
- GPE: Region 3 5.23 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 4.8 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.