Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
160
Highest
100.0%
Cuba
Lowest
1.7%
Chad
Median
55.4%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,139
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%) is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cuba; the lowest is 1.7% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.4%, and the mean is 52.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 58.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 1,147.5%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 75.9%).
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | France | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 5 | Andorra | 99.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 6 | Aruba | 98.9% | 2013 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 98.2% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 98.0% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 97.2% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 97.1% | 2023 | up 416.0% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 94.0% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Malta | 93.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 13 | Belarus | 92.4% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 90.5% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 90.4% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 16 | Macao | 90.2% | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 88.6% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 87.9% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 85.6% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 20 | Venezuela | 85.0% | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 84.6% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 84.0% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 83.0% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 82.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 25 | Moldova | 82.2% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 81.7% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 81.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 28 | Suriname | 80.7% | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 79.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 30 | Israel | 79.0% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 76.6% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 76.1% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75.0% | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 34 | Seychelles | 75.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 74.8% | 2016 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 36 | Switzerland | 74.5% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 74.0% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 73.8% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 39 | Montserrat | 73.3% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 40 | San Marino | 72.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 72.8% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 42 | Tuvalu | 72.3% | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 43 | Ecuador | 71.2% | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 44 | Lebanon | 71.0% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 70.2% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 47 | Russia | 69.7% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 48 | Cape Verde | 69.4% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia | 67.4% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 50 | Estonia | 67.3% | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 51 | Montenegro | 66.6% | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 52 | Guyana | 64.8% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 63.6% | 2018 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 63.3% | 2025 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Gibraltar | 63.1% | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 56 | Australia | 62.6% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 62.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 62.1% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 62.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 60 | Ukraine | 61.5% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 61 | Algeria | 60.9% | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Iran | 60.8% | 2020 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 60.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 64 | Jamaica | 59.6% | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 65 | Austria | 59.5% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 59.4% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 67 | Croatia | 59.1% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 58.9% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 69 | Cayman Islands | 58.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 70 | Nauru | 58.6% | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 71 | Thailand | 58.5% | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 72 | India | 58.1% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 73 | Nepal | 58.0% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 74 | Brunei | 57.3% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 75 | Cyprus | 57.1% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 76 | Brazil | 57.1% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 56.8% | 2023 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 78 | Vietnam | 56.7% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 79 | Grenada | 56.5% | 2024 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.5% | 2016 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 81 | Ghana | 55.4% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 82 | Palestine | 53.1% | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 83 | Mauritius | 53.0% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 84 | Liberia | 52.4% | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 51.7% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 86 | Armenia | 51.4% | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 87 | Niue | 51.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 50.7% | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 89 | Peru | 50.5% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 90 | Argentina | 47.9% | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 91 | Chile | 45.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 44.9% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 44.7% | 2024 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Romania | 44.5% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 95 | Belize | 43.6% | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 96 | Ireland | 43.3% | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 97 | Tonga | 43.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 98 | Georgia | 41.9% | 2007 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 99 | Jordan | 41.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 100 | Dominica | 40.6% | 2023 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 40.0% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 39.5% | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 103 | British Virgin Islands | 39.4% | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 104 | Madagascar | 39.3% | 2024 | up 225.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Maldives | 38.6% | 2024 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 37.7% | 2023 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 107 | Gambia | 37.5% | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 37.1% | 2023 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 109 | Comoros | 37.0% | 2024 | up 137.8% | rising |
| 110 | Mexico | 36.4% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 111 | El Salvador | 34.5% | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 34.0% | 2024 | up 178.2% | rising |
| 113 | Fiji | 33.9% | 2024 | up 218.0% | rising |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | 33.9% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 33.4% | 2023 | up 1,147.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Bahamas | 32.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 117 | Kuwait | 31.5% | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 118 | Marshall Islands | 30.8% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 119 | Cameroon | 30.8% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 120 | Qatar | 30.3% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 121 | Morocco | 30.2% | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 122 | Tanzania | 29.9% | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 123 | Bahrain | 29.6% | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 124 | Barbados | 29.1% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 125 | Namibia | 29.1% | 2024 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 126 | Honduras | 29.0% | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.8% | 2024 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 128 | Paraguay | 28.3% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 129 | Turkey | 28.3% | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 130 | Togo | 28.2% | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Guatemala | 27.6% | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 132 | Eritrea | 27.4% | 2022 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 133 | Laos | 26.8% | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 134 | Egypt | 26.8% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 135 | Tokelau | 26.7% | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 136 | East Timor | 25.9% | 2020 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 137 | Botswana | 25.7% | 2022 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 25.6% | 2023 | up 298.8% | rising |
| 139 | Indonesia | 25.1% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 24.7% | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 141 | Samoa | 24.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 142 | Senegal | 23.4% | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 143 | Panama | 22.5% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 144 | Micronesia (country) | 21.7% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.4% | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 146 | Lesotho | 20.9% | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 147 | Angola | 16.7% | 2023 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 16.0% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 149 | Benin | 13.0% | 2018 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Syria | 10.9% | 2024 | up 142.6% | rising |
| 151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.6% | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea | 10.6% | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 153 | Congo | 9.4% | 2018 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 154 | Burundi | 8.2% | 2020 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 7.5% | 2024 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 7.3% | 2017 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 157 | Niger | 7.3% | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Iraq | 6.5% | 2007 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 159 | Mali | 5.2% | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 160 | Chad | 1.7% | 2024 | up 130.4% | 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) 82.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 77.5%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 73.0%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 70.2%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 64.8%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 64.0%
- AIMS: East Asia 63.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 63.5%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 63.4%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 63.4%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 63.4%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 62.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 62.2%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 62.2%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 62.1%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 61.6%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 60.9%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 58.7%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 57.9%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 56.0%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 55.2%
- WB: South Asia 55.2%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 55.2%
- 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%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 53.7%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 53.6%
- WB: Ibrd Only 53.3%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 52.9%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 51.9%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 51.9%
- MDG: Caribbean 50.8%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 50.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 50.2%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 49.7%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release