Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
160
Highest
100.0%
Hong Kong
Lowest
1.8%
Chad
Median
53.7%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,137
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male (%) is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 1.8% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.7%, and the mean is 51.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 968.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 64.5%).
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | up 463.0% | rising |
| 3 | France | 99.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Andorra | 98.2% | 2024 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 5 | Cuba | 96.6% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 96.6% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 95.5% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Aruba | 93.9% | 2013 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 92.9% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 92.4% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 92.0% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 12 | Venezuela | 90.4% | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 90.3% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 88.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 88.0% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 16 | Macao | 86.6% | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 17 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 85.9% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 85.1% | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 84.6% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 20 | South Korea | 84.6% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 21 | Moldova | 82.6% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 82.5% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 81.9% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 24 | Suriname | 81.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 81.3% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 81.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 80.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 28 | Israel | 79.5% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 29 | Anguilla | 77.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 76.4% | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 31 | Philippines | 76.3% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 76.2% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 75.0% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 34 | Cook Islands | 74.8% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 74.5% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 74.4% | 2025 | up 274.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 73.6% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | San Marino | 72.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 72.7% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 40 | Iceland | 72.6% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 41 | Seychelles | 71.0% | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 42 | Germany | 70.1% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Russia | 69.6% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Lebanon | 69.3% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.1% | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 46 | Gibraltar | 68.3% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 48 | Ecuador | 67.3% | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 49 | Estonia | 67.3% | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.3% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 51 | Montenegro | 67.0% | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 66.4% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 66.2% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 54 | Guyana | 64.5% | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 55 | Australia | 63.0% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | 62.4% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 57 | Ukraine | 61.8% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 58 | Montserrat | 61.3% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 59 | Serbia | 61.3% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 61.3% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 60.5% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 60.3% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 60.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 60.2% | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 59.6% | 2018 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 59.5% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 67 | Jamaica | 59.2% | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 59.1% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 58.9% | 2025 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 58.8% | 2020 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 58.6% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 72 | Cyprus | 58.0% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 73 | Grenada | 57.4% | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 74 | Brazil | 57.2% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 75 | India | 56.7% | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 76 | Ghana | 56.0% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 77 | Viet Nam | 55.9% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 78 | Kenya | 55.5% | 2023 | up 109.4% | rising |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 55.4% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 80 | Naoero | 54.9% | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 81 | Mauritius | 52.5% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 82 | Palestine | 51.9% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 83 | Armenia | 51.8% | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 84 | Liberia | 51.4% | 2022 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.0% | 2016 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 86 | Niue | 51.0% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 50.4% | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 88 | Peru | 50.3% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 49.2% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 90 | Argentina | 46.8% | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 91 | Chile | 46.3% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 45.1% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 44.7% | 2024 | up 569.0% | volatile |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 44.4% | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 95 | Ireland | 44.0% | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 43.9% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 97 | Belize | 41.0% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 98 | Tonga | 40.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 99 | Dominica | 39.6% | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 39.6% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 39.0% | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 38.7% | 2023 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 103 | Georgia | 38.4% | 2007 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 38.0% | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 37.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 106 | Comoros | 35.7% | 2024 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 107 | Mexico | 35.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 108 | Madagascar | 35.5% | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Maldives | 35.4% | 2024 | down 58.0% | rising |
| 110 | Fiji | 34.9% | 2024 | up 230.2% | rising |
| 111 | Gambia | 33.9% | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 33.8% | 2024 | up 183.6% | rising |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | 33.2% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 32.9% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 115 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 32.7% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 31.1% | 2023 | up 968.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Qatar | 30.4% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 118 | Cameroon | 30.1% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 30.0% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 120 | Bahrain | 30.0% | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 121 | Kuwait | 29.9% | 2021 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 122 | Bahamas | 29.5% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 123 | Morocco | 29.4% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 124 | Turkey | 29.2% | 2023 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 125 | Eritrea | 29.0% | 2022 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 126 | Tokelau | 28.9% | 2025 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.2% | 2024 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 128 | Barbados | 27.8% | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 129 | Paraguay | 27.8% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 130 | Namibia | 27.7% | 2024 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 131 | Honduras | 27.7% | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 132 | Guatemala | 27.4% | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 133 | Togo | 27.1% | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Egypt | 26.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 135 | Indonesia | 26.0% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 136 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.9% | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 137 | Botswana | 25.0% | 2022 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 24.5% | 2020 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 24.1% | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 23.2% | 2023 | up 297.8% | rising |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.5% | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 142 | Panama | 21.9% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 143 | Micronesia (country) | 21.8% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 144 | Samoa | 20.9% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 145 | Lesotho | 20.3% | 2020 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 146 | Senegal | 19.4% | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 147 | Angola | 16.8% | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 16.0% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 149 | Benin | 12.8% | 2018 | up 287.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Syria | 10.9% | 2024 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 151 | Guinea | 10.8% | 2020 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.7% | 2024 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 8.9% | 2017 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 154 | Congo | 8.7% | 2018 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 155 | Burundi | 8.0% | 2020 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 7.5% | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 157 | Niger | 6.8% | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Iraq | 6.5% | 2007 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 159 | Mali | 5.1% | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 160 | Chad | 1.8% | 2024 | up 159.2% | 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) 82.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 77.5%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 72.9%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 70.4%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 64.5%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 64.5%
- AIMS: East Asia 64.5%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 64.0%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 64.0%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 63.9%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 63.9%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 63.1%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 62.8%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 62.8%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 62.8%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 62.0%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 61.7%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 59.0%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 58.2%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 56.3%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 55.3%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 55.1%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 55.1%
- MDG: Southern Asia 55.1%
- SDG: Southern Asia 55.1%
- UIS: South and West Asia 55.1%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 55.0%
- UNICEF: South Asia 55.0%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 53.7%
- WB: South Asia 53.7%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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) 52.6%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 52.5%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 51.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 50.3%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 50.2%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 49.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release