Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
176
Highest
100.0%
Cuba
Lowest
1.2%
Yemen
Median
66.9%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,501
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cuba; the lowest is 1.2% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.9%, and the mean is 61.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 1,128.8%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 75.9%).
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | France | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Moldova | 99.7% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 99.6% | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 6 | Grenada | 99.4% | 2024 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 99.4% | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 8 | Andorra | 99.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 9 | Israel | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.9% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 11 | Aruba | 98.9% | 2013 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 98.9% | 2024 | up 23.4% | flat |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 98.2% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 14 | Cook Islands | 98.0% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 97.8% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | San Marino | 97.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 97.2% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 97.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 96.4% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 96.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 95.8% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 95.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 95.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | South Korea | 95.5% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 95.3% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 95.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 28 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.0% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 94.9% | 2015 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 94.3% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 31 | Vietnam | 94.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 94.0% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Gibraltar | 93.8% | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 34 | Peru | 93.6% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 93.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 93.0% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | Albania | 92.9% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 91.7% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mongolia | 90.5% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 90.4% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 41 | Macao | 90.2% | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 42 | Nauru | 88.1% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 87.9% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 86.9% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 85.8% | 2024 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 85.6% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 47 | Dominica | 85.0% | 2023 | up 77.4% | falling |
| 48 | New Zealand | 84.0% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 83.4% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 83.2% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 83.1% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 83.0% | 2022 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 53 | Uruguay | 82.6% | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 54 | Russia | 82.4% | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 82.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 82.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 57 | Malaysia | 81.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Suriname | 80.7% | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 59 | Montserrat | 80.0% | 2020 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 60 | Ukraine | 79.9% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 61 | Argentina | 79.1% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritius | 78.6% | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 78.6% | 2022 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 64 | Croatia | 78.1% | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 65 | Montenegro | 77.9% | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.5% | 2014 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 67 | Philippines | 76.6% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 68 | Romania | 75.5% | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 75.4% | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75.0% | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 71 | Seychelles | 75.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 74.9% | 2021 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 73 | Switzerland | 74.5% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 72.7% | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 75 | Tuvalu | 72.3% | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 76 | Morocco | 71.5% | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 71.2% | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 71.0% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 69.9% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 69.6% | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 69.4% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 83 | Venezuela | 68.9% | 2017 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 84 | Chile | 68.2% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 85 | Cyprus | 68.0% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 86 | Thailand | 67.6% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia | 67.4% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 67.0% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 66.8% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 90 | El Salvador | 66.2% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 91 | Barbados | 66.1% | 2024 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 92 | Guyana | 64.8% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 93 | Serbia | 64.5% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 63.3% | 2025 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 62.6% | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 62.1% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 62.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 98 | Algeria | 61.6% | 2025 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Iran | 60.8% | 2020 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 100 | United States | 59.8% | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 101 | India | 58.1% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 102 | Brunei | 57.3% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 103 | Kenya | 56.8% | 2023 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 104 | Maldives | 56.7% | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 105 | Nepal | 56.1% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.5% | 2016 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 107 | Palestine | 53.1% | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 108 | Turkey | 52.6% | 2023 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 109 | Qatar | 52.2% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 110 | Guatemala | 52.2% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 111 | Armenia | 51.4% | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 112 | Bahrain | 51.2% | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 113 | Laos | 49.6% | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 49.3% | 2024 | up 164.4% | rising |
| 115 | Indonesia | 48.9% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 116 | British Virgin Islands | 48.0% | 2024 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.4% | 2025 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Paraguay | 46.3% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 119 | Gambia | 45.8% | 2025 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 45.1% | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 44.9% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 122 | Rwanda | 44.7% | 2024 | up 286.7% | rising |
| 123 | Belize | 43.6% | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 43.3% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 125 | Oman | 43.2% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 126 | Tonga | 43.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 41.9% | 2007 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 128 | Jordan | 41.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 40.0% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 40.0% | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 131 | Madagascar | 39.3% | 2024 | up 225.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Cambodia | 37.5% | 2024 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Comoros | 37.0% | 2024 | up 137.8% | rising |
| 134 | Namibia | 34.5% | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji | 33.9% | 2024 | up 218.0% | rising |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 33.9% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 32.9% | 2024 | up 1,128.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 32.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 139 | Bhutan | 31.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Kuwait | 31.5% | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 141 | Cameroon | 30.8% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 142 | Honduras | 29.0% | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 143 | Togo | 28.2% | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Eritrea | 27.4% | 2022 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 145 | Lithuania | 27.2% | 2024 | down 67.8% | rising |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 27.0% | 2024 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 147 | Egypt | 26.8% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 26.2% | 2024 | up 308.3% | rising |
| 149 | East Timor | 25.9% | 2020 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 150 | Liberia | 25.4% | 2022 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 151 | Niue | 25.0% | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 152 | Samoa | 24.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 153 | Tanzania | 24.3% | 2024 | down 25.1% | flat |
| 154 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.0% | 2015 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 155 | Senegal | 23.4% | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Micronesia (country) | 21.7% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 157 | Lesotho | 20.9% | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 158 | Tokelau | 20.0% | 2025 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 159 | Botswana | 19.9% | 2022 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 160 | South Africa | 18.4% | 2023 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Angola | 16.7% | 2023 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 16.0% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 163 | Burundi | 14.9% | 2025 | up 114.6% | rising |
| 164 | Benin | 13.0% | 2018 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Syria | 10.9% | 2024 | up 142.6% | rising |
| 166 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.6% | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 167 | Guinea | 10.6% | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 168 | Congo | 9.4% | 2018 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 169 | Myanmar | 8.6% | 2018 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 7.5% | 2024 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 7.3% | 2017 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 172 | Niger | 7.3% | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Iraq | 6.5% | 2007 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 174 | Mali | 5.2% | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 175 | Chad | 1.7% | 2024 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 176 | Yemen | 1.2% | 2016 | up 187.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 95.0%
- WB: Euro Area 94.7%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 94.7%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 94.1%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 93.4%
- WB: European Union 93.4%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 92.1%
- SDG: Europe 89.4%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 88.3%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 86.0%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 83.6%
- MDG: Developed Regions 80.1%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 79.4%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 78.7%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 78.6%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 78.4%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 77.6%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 76.5%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 75.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 75.4%
- WB: Oecd Members 75.2%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 75.1%
- MDG: Latin America 72.6%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 72.6%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 72.3%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 72.3%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 72.2%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 72.2%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 72.2%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 72.2%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 72.2%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 72.2%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 72.0%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 71.1%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 70.9%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 67.2%
- MDG: Caribbean 66.4%
- WB: Ibrd Only 66.1%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 65.2%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 65.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release