Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
155
Highest
100.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
0.0%
Tuvalu
Median
31.4%
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
2,240

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is 0.0% in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.4%, and the mean is 38.9%.

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 3,379.8%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bahrain 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Uganda 100.0% 2017 unchanged flat
1 Samoa 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Anguilla 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
2 Montserrat 38.8% 2019 volatile
3 Cook Islands 33.2% 2024 up 10.0% rising
4 Guinea 99.7% 2020 up 37.7% rising
5 Ireland 99.3% 2022 up 1.2% flat
6 New Zealand 99.1% 2024 up 0.6% flat
7 Hong Kong, China 98.4% 2024 down 0.6% flat
8 British Virgin Islands 98.3% 2021 down 0.6% flat
9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.0% 2020 up 388.3% volatile
10 Macau, China 96.3% 2024 down 1.1% flat
11 Singapore 95.0% 2023 down 3.2% flat
12 Palestine, State of 93.7% 2023 down 6.1% falling
13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.1% 2018 down 10.9% falling
14 Qatar 86.1% 2024 up 4.2% flat
15 Saint Lucia 85.8% 2022 down 14.2% falling
16 Cayman Islands 84.9% 2024 down 4.1% flat
17 Congo 84.8% 2018 up 5.9% falling
18 Mauritius 83.4% 2024 up 3.6% flat
19 Jamaica 81.5% 2024 down 6.7% falling
20 Japan 80.8% 2023 up 12.4% rising
21 Sri Lanka 80.2% 2020 down 2.2% falling
22 Burkina Faso 79.4% 2024 down 1.1% rising
23 Tunisia 79.2% 2016 down 8.4% falling
24 Lebanon 78.7% 2024 up 2.0% flat
25 Brunei Darussalam 77.1% 2020 up 7.1% rising
26 Dominica 75.4% 2023 down 15.7% falling
27 Belize 75.1% 2024 down 10.0% falling
28 Aruba 74.9% 2014 down 5.4% falling
29 Trinidad and Tobago 71.1% 2023 falling
30 Botswana 70.6% 2014 down 26.9% flat
31 Chad 69.7% 2024 up 34.8% rising
32 Republic of Korea 69.1% 2024 down 18.6% falling
33 Germany 66.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
34 Cameroon 65.5% 2024 up 4.5% rising
35 Cyprus 65.4% 2024 up 37.5% rising
36 Israel 59.3% 2024 up 10.8% rising
37 Djibouti 59.3% 2023 up 4.1% falling
38 Jordan 57.7% 2024 down 28.5% falling
39 Syrian Arab Republic 57.5% 2024 down 30.3% falling
40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 56.6% 2021 down 6.9% flat
41 Mali 56.6% 2023 down 21.3% falling
42 Cape Verde 56.5% 2022 up 3.8% flat
43 Bangladesh 55.2% 2020 up 13.9% flat
44 Comoros 51.6% 2018 down 48.4% falling
45 Chile 51.1% 2024 down 14.9% falling
46 Liberia 49.7% 2020 up 50.5% rising
47 Norway 48.6% 2024 up 1.7% rising
48 Turks and Caicos Islands 48.6% 2022 down 0.8% falling
49 Pakistan 48.2% 2024 up 41.0% rising
50 Ghana 48.2% 2024 up 32.2% rising
51 Nepal 47.5% 2020 up 312.3% rising
52 Bahamas 46.7% 2024 down 25.3% falling
53 Eritrea 43.8% 2022 down 18.1% falling
54 China 43.8% 2024 down 14.3% rising
55 Uruguay 43.7% 2023 down 20.4% falling
56 Dominican Republic 43.4% 2024 down 25.7% rising
57 Puerto Rico 41.5% 2023 up 72.3% rising
58 Gibraltar 41.1% 2024 up 704.9% volatile
59 Suriname 40.9% 2021 up 1,609.0% volatile
60 Uzbekistan 40.6% 2024 up 3,379.8% volatile
61 Timor-Leste 39.6% 2019 down 20.4% falling
62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.3% 2023 up 87.3% rising
63 Senegal 39.1% 2024 down 37.9% falling
64 Spain 36.7% 2024 up 3.4% flat
65 Marshall Islands 36.5% 2022 up 101.8% rising
66 Morocco 35.7% 2024 down 60.6% falling
67 Monaco 33.2% 2024 up 59.8% rising
68 Austria 33.2% 2024 down 2.7% flat
69 Kenya 33.0% 2016 down 6.5% rising
70 Maldives 32.8% 2024 down 63.9% falling
71 Sudan 32.4% 2019 up 31.4% rising
72 Benin 32.1% 2022 up 23.5% rising
73 Kazakhstan 31.8% 2020 up 213.6% rising
74 Netherlands 31.5% 2022 up 5.5% flat
75 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.4% 2023 down 37.0% falling
76 Kuwait 31.3% 2021 down 26.7% rising
77 Malaysia 31.0% 2024 down 30.3% flat
78 Burundi 30.4% 2020 up 49.9% falling
79 Argentina 30.1% 2023 down 9.4% rising
80 Sierra Leone 29.2% 2021 down 28.8% falling
81 Madagascar 28.9% 2019 down 68.4% falling
82 Poland 28.2% 2024 up 42.7% volatile
83 Malta 28.0% 2017 down 22.5% falling
84 Colombia 28.0% 2011 down 30.9% falling
85 Italy 27.2% 2023 down 8.0% falling
86 Paraguay 27.0% 2024 down 19.9% falling
87 Brazil 27.0% 2024 down 9.1% falling
88 Côte d'Ivoire 26.8% 2024 down 11.2% falling
89 Lesotho 26.4% 2016 down 73.6% falling
90 Togo 26.2% 2024 down 28.0% falling
91 Ecuador 25.4% 2023 down 12.1% falling
92 Ethiopia 23.1% 2020 up 7.1% volatile
93 Peru 23.0% 2024 down 22.7% falling
94 Thailand 22.6% 2020 up 12.2% rising
95 Angola 22.4% 2023 up 1,523.4% volatile
96 Egypt 22.4% 2024 down 8.5% falling
97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.4% 2020 down 15.9% falling
98 Solomon Islands 20.8% 2019 down 11.9% falling
99 Viet Nam 20.7% 2021 up 24.8% rising
100 Sweden 19.7% 2024 up 9.3% rising
101 Denmark 19.6% 2024 down 35.1% falling
102 Seychelles 19.6% 2024 up 87.3% rising
103 Croatia 18.8% 2023 up 25.3% rising
104 Türkiye 18.3% 2023 up 38.2% rising
105 Iceland 16.9% 2023 up 13.4% rising
106 Costa Rica 16.3% 2024 up 1.1% falling
107 Mexico 16.0% 2024 down 3.0% falling
108 Panama 16.0% 2024 down 19.8% falling
109 Finland 15.8% 2024 up 70.4% rising
110 Grenada 15.7% 2023 down 67.2% falling
111 Hungary 15.7% 2024 up 60.5% rising
112 Zimbabwe 15.6% 2020 down 83.5% volatile
113 Mongolia 15.0% 2019 up 184.2% rising
114 Rwanda 14.8% 2024 down 74.7% volatile
115 France 14.1% 2024 up 11.7% rising
116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.1% 2024 down 31.1% flat
117 Palau 13.9% 2020 down 38.0% falling
118 Honduras 13.8% 2024 up 15.3% falling
119 Bhutan 13.7% 2020 down 79.9% volatile
120 Niger 13.0% 2024 up 1.7% falling
121 El Salvador 12.7% 2024 down 32.3% falling
122 Philippines 12.3% 2020 down 66.6% falling
123 Serbia 11.6% 2024 up 607.8% volatile
124 Latvia 11.3% 2024 up 47.7% rising
125 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.3% 2024 down 19.2% rising
126 Guatemala 11.2% 2024 down 33.1% falling
127 Guyana 10.8% 2023 up 36.0% volatile
128 Slovakia 9.8% 2024 up 94.0% volatile
129 Sao Tome and Principe 9.6% 2017 volatile
130 Lithuania 9.0% 2024 up 206.6% volatile
131 Romania 7.3% 2023 up 108.1% rising
132 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.1% 2021 up 48.2% rising
133 Slovenia 5.8% 2023 up 81.5% rising
134 San Marino 5.6% 2024 up 3.4% flat
135 Andorra 5.4% 2024 up 200.8% rising
136 Switzerland 5.0% 2024 down 2.2% falling
137 Montenegro 4.7% 2023 up 77.8% rising
138 Czechia 4.6% 2023 up 88.8% rising
139 Estonia 4.5% 2024 up 9.5% rising
140 Kyrgyzstan 4.4% 2021 up 56.1% volatile
141 North Macedonia 4.0% 2023 up 1,196.4% rising
142 Azerbaijan 3.4% 2024 up 163.4% volatile
143 Armenia 3.0% 2024 down 3.3% rising
144 Bulgaria 2.8% 2024 up 150.2% volatile
145 Ukraine 2.2% 2024 up 137.4% rising
146 Liechtenstein 1.9% 2016 down 47.0% falling
147 Russian Federation 1.6% 2024 up 13.0% volatile
148 Algeria 1.2% 2024 down 91.1% volatile
149 Republic of Moldova 0.8% 2024 up 263.5% volatile
150 Belarus 0.0% 2024 down 61.9% volatile
151 Georgia 0.0% 2008 down 100.0% volatile
151 Tuvalu 0.0% 2021 volatile

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
155 places, 2,240 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release