Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
176
Highest
100.0%
Belarus
Lowest
1.4%
Yemen
Median
65.4%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,494
What the numbers show
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Belarus; the lowest is 1.4% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.4%, and the mean is 60.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 72.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 949.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 67.6%).
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 99.1% | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 8 | France | 99.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 98.8% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 98.6% | 2015 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 11 | Jamaica | 98.5% | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 12 | Andorra | 98.2% | 2024 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 13 | San Marino | 98.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 14 | Cuba | 98.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 98.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 17 | Belgium | 97.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 97.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 96.6% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 96.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 96.2% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 95.8% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 23 | South Korea | 95.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 24 | Germany | 95.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Denmark | 95.1% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 94.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 94.0% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Aruba | 93.9% | 2013 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 93.2% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 93.1% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 92.9% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 32 | Vietnam | 92.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 92.4% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 92.2% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 92.0% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 91.9% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 37 | Cayman Islands | 90.6% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 38 | Mongolia | 90.3% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 88.0% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 40 | Macao | 86.6% | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 41 | Nauru | 86.1% | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 85.8% | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 85.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 85.1% | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 45 | Hungary | 84.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 83.7% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 47 | New Zealand | 83.6% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 83.3% | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 49 | Dominica | 82.9% | 2023 | up 57.1% | flat |
| 50 | Russia | 82.7% | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 51 | Uruguay | 82.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 82.5% | 2014 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | 81.8% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 54 | Suriname | 81.3% | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 55 | Slovakia | 81.3% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 81.2% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 57 | Malaysia | 81.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 80.5% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 79.5% | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritius | 78.9% | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 61 | Montenegro | 78.2% | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 62 | Montserrat | 77.8% | 2020 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 63 | Anguilla | 77.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 64 | Liechtenstein | 77.5% | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 65 | Argentina | 76.9% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 76.8% | 2022 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 76.4% | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 68 | Philippines | 76.3% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 69 | Romania | 75.0% | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 70 | Cook Islands | 74.8% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 74.6% | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 74.4% | 2025 | up 274.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Switzerland | 72.7% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 74 | Seychelles | 71.0% | 2024 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 69.5% | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 76 | Morocco | 69.5% | 2024 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 69.4% | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 78 | Lebanon | 69.3% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.1% | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 80 | Thailand | 67.9% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 81 | Cyprus | 67.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 67.3% | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 84 | Bolivia | 67.3% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 85 | Venezuela | 67.3% | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 67.1% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 66.2% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 65.5% | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 65.3% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 90 | Barbados | 65.1% | 2024 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 91 | Nepal | 64.9% | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 64.8% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Guyana | 64.5% | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 64.3% | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 63.3% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 96 | British Virgin Islands | 63.3% | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 97 | United States | 62.6% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 98 | Algeria | 60.8% | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Panama | 60.7% | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 59.5% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 59.1% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 102 | Iran | 58.8% | 2020 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 103 | India | 56.7% | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 104 | Kenya | 55.5% | 2023 | up 109.4% | rising |
| 105 | Brunei | 55.4% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 106 | Turkey | 54.4% | 2023 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 107 | Palestine | 51.9% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 108 | Armenia | 51.8% | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 51.6% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 110 | Qatar | 51.4% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 111 | Bahrain | 51.3% | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.0% | 2016 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 113 | Indonesia | 50.8% | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 114 | Maldives | 50.6% | 2024 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 48.9% | 2024 | up 173.0% | rising |
| 116 | Laos | 47.7% | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Paraguay | 45.4% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 45.3% | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 45.1% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 120 | Rwanda | 44.7% | 2024 | up 309.5% | rising |
| 121 | Puerto Rico | 42.2% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 122 | Gambia | 41.4% | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 41.3% | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 124 | Belize | 41.0% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 125 | Oman | 40.8% | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 126 | Tonga | 40.4% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.7% | 2025 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 39.0% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 38.4% | 2007 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 130 | Jordan | 37.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 131 | Comoros | 35.7% | 2024 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 132 | Madagascar | 35.5% | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Cambodia | 35.5% | 2024 | up 165.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Fiji | 34.9% | 2024 | up 230.2% | rising |
| 135 | Namibia | 33.6% | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 33.2% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 30.6% | 2024 | up 949.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | 30.2% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | 30.1% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 140 | Kuwait | 29.9% | 2021 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 141 | Bahamas | 29.5% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 142 | Eritrea | 29.0% | 2022 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 143 | Honduras | 27.7% | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 144 | Lithuania | 27.4% | 2024 | down 67.6% | rising |
| 145 | Togo | 27.1% | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Egypt | 26.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 147 | Tanzania | 26.8% | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 148 | Tokelau | 26.7% | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | 26.0% | 2024 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 150 | Liberia | 25.2% | 2022 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 151 | Niue | 25.0% | 2025 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 152 | East Timor | 24.5% | 2020 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.2% | 2015 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 23.8% | 2024 | up 307.1% | rising |
| 155 | Micronesia (country) | 21.8% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 156 | Samoa | 20.9% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 157 | Lesotho | 20.3% | 2020 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 158 | Botswana | 19.4% | 2022 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 159 | Senegal | 19.4% | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 160 | South Africa | 18.4% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 161 | Angola | 16.8% | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 16.0% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 163 | Burundi | 14.3% | 2025 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 164 | Benin | 12.8% | 2018 | up 287.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Syria | 10.9% | 2024 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 166 | Guinea | 10.8% | 2020 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 167 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.7% | 2024 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 8.9% | 2017 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 169 | Congo | 8.7% | 2018 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 170 | Myanmar | 8.1% | 2018 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 171 | Burkina Faso | 7.5% | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 172 | Niger | 6.8% | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Iraq | 6.5% | 2007 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 174 | Mali | 5.1% | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 175 | Chad | 1.8% | 2024 | up 159.2% | rising |
| 176 | Yemen | 1.4% | 2016 | up 200.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: Western Europe 95.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 95.0%
- WB: Euro Area 94.8%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 93.4%
- WB: European Union 93.4%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 93.3%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 92.5%
- SDG: Europe 89.8%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 88.1%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 85.8%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 83.8%
- MDG: Developed Regions 81.1%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 80.6%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 79.8%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 79.8%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 78.9%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 78.5%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 78.1%
- WB: Oecd Members 75.8%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 75.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 75.6%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 75.5%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 72.7%
- MDG: Latin America 72.2%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 72.0%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 71.8%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 71.8%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 71.7%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 71.7%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 71.7%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 71.7%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 71.7%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 71.7%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 71.5%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 70.4%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 68.3%
- WB: Ibrd Only 65.6%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 65.3%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 65.2%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 65.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release