Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education by country
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%).
Countries reporting
162
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
8.0%
Congo
Median
85.6%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,488
What the numbers show
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 8.0% in Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.6%, and the mean is 77.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 226.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 61.2%).
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2015 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 99.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 99.9% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 99.8% | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 99.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 99.7% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 13 | Peru | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 14 | France | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 99.4% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 99.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 98.7% | 2014 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 98.5% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Mongolia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 97.9% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 27 | Switzerland | 97.9% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 97.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 97.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.2% | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 31 | Cuba | 97.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Iceland | 97.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | Colombia | 96.8% | 2018 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 96.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 36 | Jamaica | 96.7% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 37 | Dominica | 96.3% | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 96.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 39 | Nauru | 96.2% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 39 | San Marino | 96.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 41 | Israel | 96.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 42 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.8% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 95.6% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 95.5% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 95.3% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 95.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 95.2% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 48 | Australia | 94.9% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 49 | South Korea | 94.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 94.4% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.9% | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 52 | Andorra | 93.8% | 2024 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 53 | Czechia | 93.7% | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 54 | Ireland | 93.4% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 55 | Canada | 93.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 56 | Argentina | 93.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | British Virgin Islands | 93.1% | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 58 | Malta | 93.0% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 59 | Slovakia | 92.9% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 92.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 92.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 92.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritius | 91.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 64 | Togo | 91.8% | 2019 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Namibia | 91.8% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 91.7% | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 67 | Fiji | 91.5% | 2024 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 91.0% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 69 | Montserrat | 90.5% | 2023 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 70 | Kenya | 90.5% | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 89.8% | 2024 | up 226.3% | rising |
| 72 | Chile | 89.7% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 89.1% | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 88.5% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 75 | Macao | 88.0% | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 76 | Gibraltar | 88.0% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 77 | Oman | 86.9% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 86.6% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 79 | Lebanon | 86.3% | 2024 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 85.7% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 81 | United States | 85.7% | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 82 | New Zealand | 85.6% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 83 | Venezuela | 85.2% | 2017 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 84 | Suriname | 85.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia | 85.0% | 2022 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 84.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 84.3% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 84.0% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 83.7% | 2024 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 83.7% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 91 | Montenegro | 83.6% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 92 | El Salvador | 83.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 93 | Russia | 83.3% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 94 | Seychelles | 83.0% | 2024 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 82.6% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 81.3% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 97 | Romania | 80.9% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 98 | Rwanda | 80.8% | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 99 | Qatar | 80.2% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 100 | Bolivia | 79.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 79.7% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 102 | Barbados | 79.6% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 103 | Guyana | 78.9% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 104 | South Africa | 78.6% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 105 | Ukraine | 77.4% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 106 | Maldives | 77.3% | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 107 | Brunei | 76.6% | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 108 | Philippines | 76.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 109 | Panama | 75.7% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 110 | Belize | 75.2% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 111 | Paraguay | 74.4% | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 74.2% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 113 | Grenada | 73.8% | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 114 | Algeria | 72.4% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 115 | Bahrain | 71.8% | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 116 | Cambodia | 70.5% | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 117 | Jordan | 67.4% | 2024 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 118 | Palestine | 67.3% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 119 | Tanzania | 67.1% | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 66.2% | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 65.3% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 122 | Liberia | 64.8% | 2022 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 123 | Laos | 64.8% | 2025 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 63.8% | 2024 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 63.2% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 126 | Madagascar | 63.0% | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 62.7% | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 60.6% | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 129 | Gambia | 58.9% | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 130 | Iran | 58.9% | 2020 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 131 | Honduras | 58.2% | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 132 | East Timor | 56.2% | 2020 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 55.9% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 134 | Micronesia (country) | 55.8% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 135 | Botswana | 55.1% | 2022 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.7% | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 53.4% | 2023 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 53.2% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 139 | Angola | 51.6% | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 140 | Tokelau | 50.0% | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 141 | Guinea | 48.3% | 2020 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 142 | Syria | 46.2% | 2024 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 143 | Bahamas | 44.5% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 144 | Kuwait | 42.5% | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 145 | Cameroon | 41.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 146 | Comoros | 40.5% | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 147 | Eritrea | 38.8% | 2022 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 148 | Egypt | 38.0% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.5% | 2023 | up 169.5% | rising |
| 150 | Armenia | 32.0% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 151 | Mali | 30.4% | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 152 | Lesotho | 30.3% | 2020 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 153 | Samoa | 28.0% | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 154 | Burundi | 27.8% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 155 | Senegal | 22.8% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 156 | Niger | 19.8% | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 157 | Chad | 19.2% | 2024 | up 126.8% | rising |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 16.1% | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.1% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 12.5% | 2017 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 161 | Myanmar | 11.8% | 2018 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 162 | Congo | 8.0% | 2023 | down 61.2% | falling |
About this data
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%).