Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
163
Highest
99.4%
France
Lowest
1.8%
Chad
Median
55.7%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,259
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in France; the lowest is 1.8% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.7%, and the mean is 52.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 1,052.2%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 71.3%).
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 99.1% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 3 | Andorra | 98.6% | 2024 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.5% | 2023 | up 438.8% | rising |
| 5 | Cuba | 98.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 96.9% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 7 | Aruba | 96.8% | 2014 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Belarus | 94.0% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 93.2% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 93.2% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 92.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 92.3% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 13 | Italy | 91.2% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mongolia | 90.4% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 88.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 16 | Macau, China | 88.3% | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 17 | Anguilla | 88.2% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 87.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 87.7% | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 20 | Cook Islands | 86.1% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 21 | Singapore | 85.6% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 85.3% | 2023 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 84.6% | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 84.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 82.7% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 82.4% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 81.8% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 81.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 81.1% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Suriname | 81.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 79.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 32 | Israel | 79.3% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 76.5% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 76.1% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 74.4% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 36 | Tuvalu | 74.4% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 37 | Spain | 74.2% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 74.2% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 73.6% | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 40 | Seychelles | 72.9% | 2024 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 41 | San Marino | 72.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 72.7% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.0% | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 44 | Germany | 70.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 45 | Lebanon | 70.2% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 69.7% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 69.2% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 69.1% | 2025 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 67.8% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 51 | Montserrat | 67.6% | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.4% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia | 67.3% | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 54 | Montenegro | 66.8% | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 55 | Gibraltar | 65.7% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 56 | Guyana | 64.6% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 57 | Australia | 62.8% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 62.3% | 2024 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 59 | Uruguay | 61.8% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 60 | Ukraine | 61.6% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61.6% | 2018 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 60.8% | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 63 | Cayman Islands | 60.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Algeria | 60.5% | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 60.5% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 60.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 60.4% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 59.8% | 2020 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 69 | Hungary | 59.7% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 59.7% | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 71 | Jamaica | 59.4% | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 59.0% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 58.7% | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 74 | Kenya | 57.7% | 2023 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 57.5% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 76 | India | 57.4% | 2025 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 77 | Brazil | 57.1% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 78 | Grenada | 56.9% | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 79 | Naoero | 56.7% | 2025 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 56.3% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 81 | Viet Nam | 56.3% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 55.7% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.3% | 2016 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 84 | Mauritius | 52.8% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 85 | Palestine, State of | 52.5% | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 86 | Liberia | 51.9% | 2022 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 87 | Armenia | 51.6% | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 88 | Niue | 51.0% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 50.5% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 50.5% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 91 | Peru | 50.4% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 92 | Argentina | 47.3% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 45.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 45.0% | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 95 | Rwanda | 44.7% | 2024 | up 550.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Romania | 44.2% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 97 | Ireland | 43.7% | 2022 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 98 | Belize | 42.3% | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 99 | British Virgin Islands | 41.9% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 100 | Tonga | 41.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 101 | Dominica | 40.1% | 2023 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 40.1% | 2007 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 39.5% | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 104 | Jordan | 39.5% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 39.5% | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 37.9% | 2023 | up 133.4% | rising |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 37.9% | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 108 | Madagascar | 37.4% | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Maldives | 36.9% | 2024 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 110 | Comoros | 36.3% | 2024 | up 140.3% | rising |
| 111 | Mexico | 36.0% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 112 | Gambia | 35.7% | 2025 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 113 | Fiji | 34.4% | 2024 | up 224.2% | rising |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 33.9% | 2024 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 33.7% | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 33.5% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 32.2% | 2023 | up 1,052.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 31.3% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 119 | Bahamas | 31.2% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 120 | Kuwait | 30.6% | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 121 | Cameroon | 30.4% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 122 | Marshall Islands | 30.4% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 123 | Qatar | 30.3% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 124 | Bahrain | 29.8% | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 29.8% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 126 | Türkiye | 28.7% | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.5% | 2024 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 128 | Barbados | 28.4% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 129 | Namibia | 28.4% | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 130 | Honduras | 28.3% | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 131 | Eritrea | 28.2% | 2022 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 132 | Paraguay | 28.0% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 133 | Tokelau | 27.8% | 2025 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 134 | Togo | 27.6% | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Guatemala | 27.5% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 136 | Egypt | 26.8% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.3% | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 138 | Indonesia | 25.6% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 139 | Botswana | 25.3% | 2022 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 25.2% | 2020 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 24.4% | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 24.4% | 2023 | up 298.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Samoa | 22.7% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 144 | Panama | 22.2% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.9% | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 146 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.7% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 147 | Senegal | 21.3% | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 148 | Lesotho | 20.6% | 2020 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 149 | Angola | 16.7% | 2023 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 16.6% | 2015 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 16.0% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 152 | Benin | 12.9% | 2018 | up 286.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.9% | 2024 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea | 10.7% | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 155 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.2% | 2024 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 9.0% | 2018 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 8.1% | 2017 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 158 | Burundi | 8.1% | 2020 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 7.5% | 2024 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 160 | Niger | 7.1% | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Iraq | 6.5% | 2007 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 162 | Mali | 5.2% | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 163 | Chad | 1.8% | 2024 | up 144.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 82.8%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 77.5%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 73.0%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 70.3%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 64.6%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 64.3%
- AIMS: East Asia 64.2%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 63.8%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 63.7%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 63.7%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 63.7%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 63.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 62.5%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 62.5%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 62.5%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 61.9%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 61.3%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 58.8%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 58.1%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 56.2%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 55.3%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 55.1%
- MDG: Southern Asia 55.1%
- SDG: Southern Asia 55.1%
- UIS: South and West Asia 55.1%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 55.1%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 55.0%
- UNICEF: South Asia 55.0%
- WB: South Asia 54.4%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 54.4%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 53.7%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 53.6%
- WB: Ibrd Only 53.4%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 53.0%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 52.3%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 52.2%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 50.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 50.2%
- MDG: Caribbean 50.2%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 49.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release