Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
99.47
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
21.5
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
73.47
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
627
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 99.47 in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 21.5 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.47, and the mean is 71.27.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 66.6%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 30.0%).
Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99.47 | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 99.07 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 98.6 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 4 | Cuba | 98.55 | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Anguilla | 97.82 | 2015 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 6 | Jamaica | 92.64 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Uruguay | 89.8 | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 88.48 | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Dominica | 83.94 | 2023 | up 66.6% | falling |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80.02 | 2014 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Montserrat | 78.95 | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 77.67 | 2022 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 13 | Grenada | 77.66 | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 14 | British Virgin Islands | 77.46 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 76.07 | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 75.32 | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 17 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 75.24 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 73.47 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 72.93 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Ecuador | 69.2 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 68.05 | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Lucia | 67.31 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 66.25 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 24 | Suriname | 65.71 | 2021 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 25 | Guyana | 64.65 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 26 | El Salvador | 63.27 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 62.18 | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 28 | Barbados | 59.69 | 2023 | down 26.1% | flat |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 57.45 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 57.12 | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 51.3 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 46.33 | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 33 | Belize | 32.61 | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 28.56 | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.5 | 2023 | — | falling |