Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
66
Highest
97.0%
Cuba
Lowest
0.2%
Rwanda
Median
23.5%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
1,840
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 97.0% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.2% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.5%, and the mean is 28.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 546.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 675.6%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 88.5%).
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 97.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 43.2% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 2 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 95.0% | 2023 | up 659.9% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 72.7% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus, Republic of | 72.5% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia, Republic of | 71.3% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 6 | Korea | 70.1% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 61.5% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 61.1% | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 9 | Israel | 58.5% | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 55.6% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 54.4% | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 50.6% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 49.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 14 | Serbia, Republic of | 48.7% | 2024 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 47.6% | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 46.0% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 17 | San Marino, Republic of | 45.3% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 43.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 43.0% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 42.0% | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 40.2% | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 38.0% | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 23 | Cayman Islands | 37.2% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 24 | British Virgin Islands | 33.7% | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 25 | St. Lucia | 33.2% | 2023 | up 305.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Moldova, Republic of | 33.1% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 30.5% | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 27.4% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia, Republic of | 27.1% | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 25.1% | 2023 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 24.8% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 24.5% | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 22.5% | 2024 | up 371.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 22.3% | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 21.0% | 2025 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 36 | Chile | 20.7% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 20.4% | 2025 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 19.9% | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 17.0% | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 15.5% | 2022 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Namibia | 13.4% | 2024 | up 401.7% | rising |
| 42 | Grenada | 13.2% | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 43 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 10.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 44 | El Salvador | 9.1% | 2024 | up 564.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 7.6% | 2024 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 7.4% | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 7.0% | 2024 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 6.8% | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 49 | Vietnam | 6.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 50 | Dominica | 5.3% | 2023 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Qatar | 5.2% | 2024 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 4.7% | 2024 | up 224.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 4.4% | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.7% | 2025 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 3.5% | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 3.2% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 57 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 2.9% | 2024 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 58 | Morocco | 2.1% | 2024 | up 675.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritius | 1.7% | 2024 | down 88.5% | falling |
| 60 | Gambia, The | 1.1% | 2025 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Panama | 0.9% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 63 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 64 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.7% | 2023 | up 460.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
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) 56.4%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 48.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 48.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 48.9%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 48.9%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 46.1%
- AIMS: Pacific 46.0%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 46.0%
- SDG: Oceania 46.0%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 28.5%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 26.0%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 25.6%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release