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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
146
Highest
61.8%
Armenia
Lowest
30.6%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
49.0%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,939

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 61.8% in Armenia; the lowest is 30.6% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 49.0%, and the mean is 49.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 26.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 38.2%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Armenia 61.8% 2024 up 26.0% flat
2 Marshall Islands 54.0% 2022 up 4.1% rising
3 San Marino 53.4% 2024 up 6.9% rising
4 Turks and Caicos Islands 53.3% 2022 up 3.1% flat
5 Seychelles 52.7% 2024 up 12.2% rising
6 Liberia 52.0% 2020 up 2.8% rising
7 Senegal 51.9% 2024 down 1.1% flat
8 Bahamas 51.9% 2024 up 0.8% flat
9 Congo 51.8% 2018 up 3.6% falling
10 Monaco 51.7% 2024 down 0.3% falling
11 Sierra Leone 51.4% 2021 down 1.3% rising
12 Côte d'Ivoire 51.2% 2024 up 4.2% flat
13 Anguilla 50.9% 2022 up 6.2% flat
14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50.9% 2023 up 0.2% flat
15 Comoros 50.7% 2018 up 5.3% flat
16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.7% 2018 up 2.1% flat
17 Ecuador 50.6% 2023 up 1.4% flat
18 Dominica 50.6% 2023 up 8.5% falling
19 Dominican Republic 50.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
20 Uganda 50.5% 2017 down 0.5% flat
21 Honduras 50.5% 2024 up 1.3% flat
22 Puerto Rico 50.5% 2023 up 1.9% flat
23 Pakistan 50.5% 2024 up 19.9% rising
24 Zimbabwe 50.4% 2020 up 0.2% flat
25 Timor-Leste 50.4% 2019 up 2.9% flat
26 Samoa 50.4% 2021 down 1.2% flat
27 Sri Lanka 50.4% 2020 down 3.1% flat
28 Madagascar 50.3% 2019 down 0.2% flat
29 Cape Verde 50.3% 2022 up 0.6% flat
30 El Salvador 50.3% 2024 up 2.9% flat
31 Lesotho 50.1% 2016 down 2.1% flat
32 Cameroon 50.1% 2024 up 0.1% flat
33 Angola 50.0% 2023 up 5.7% rising
34 Belize 50.0% 2024 up 1.3% flat
35 Argentina 50.0% 2023 up 0.3% flat
36 Azerbaijan 50.0% 2024 up 8.0% rising
37 Estonia 49.9% 2024 up 1.9% flat
38 Botswana 49.9% 2014 down 1.2% flat
39 Burundi 49.8% 2020 up 3.5% flat
40 Uruguay 49.8% 2023 up 1.8% flat
41 Maldives 49.8% 2024 up 1.0% flat
42 Bangladesh 49.8% 2020 up 4.2% flat
43 Togo 49.8% 2024 down 0.5% flat
44 Saint Lucia 49.7% 2022 down 0.6% flat
45 Costa Rica 49.7% 2024 up 1.6% flat
46 Morocco 49.6% 2024 up 15.0% rising
47 Sudan 49.6% 2019 down 0.9% flat
48 Mali 49.6% 2023 down 1.6% flat
49 Guatemala 49.6% 2024 up 0.5% flat
50 Panama 49.5% 2024 down 2.3% flat
51 Slovenia 49.5% 2023 down 1.3% flat
52 Malta 49.5% 2017 down 0.0% flat
53 Finland 49.5% 2024 up 0.8% flat
54 British Virgin Islands 49.4% 2021 up 3.6% flat
55 Benin 49.4% 2022 down 0.6% flat
56 Guyana 49.4% 2023 down 4.3% flat
57 Burkina Faso 49.4% 2024 down 2.3% flat
58 Trinidad and Tobago 49.4% 2023 flat
59 Paraguay 49.4% 2024 up 0.5% flat
60 Niger 49.3% 2024 up 1.2% flat
61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.3% 2020 down 0.8% rising
62 Croatia 49.3% 2023 up 2.0% flat
63 Jamaica 49.2% 2024 down 3.4% flat
64 Kenya 49.2% 2016 up 1.8% falling
65 Romania 49.1% 2023 up 1.5% flat
66 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.1% 2021 up 0.9% flat
67 Netherlands 49.1% 2022 up 1.0% flat
68 Mauritius 49.1% 2024 down 1.1% flat
69 Colombia 49.1% 2011 down 0.2% flat
70 Thailand 49.1% 2020 down 0.1% flat
71 Mexico 49.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
72 Cayman Islands 49.0% 2024 up 2.8% flat
73 France 49.0% 2024 up 1.1% flat
74 Suriname 49.0% 2021 up 6.1% flat
75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.0% 2024 up 0.8% flat
76 Palestine, State of 49.0% 2023 up 0.6% flat
77 Guinea 49.0% 2020 up 1.5% flat
78 Austria 48.9% 2024 down 0.2% flat
79 New Zealand 48.9% 2024 down 1.1% flat
80 Brazil 48.9% 2024 up 0.1% flat
81 Ghana 48.9% 2024 down 1.4% flat
82 Syrian Arab Republic 48.9% 2024 up 1.7% rising
83 Solomon Islands 48.9% 2019 down 0.9% flat
84 Malaysia 48.9% 2024 up 0.0% flat
85 Rwanda 48.9% 2024 down 4.7% flat
86 Sweden 48.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
87 Peru 48.9% 2024 down 0.8% flat
88 Republic of Korea 48.8% 2024 up 0.8% flat
89 Bahrain 48.8% 2024 up 0.7% flat
90 Mongolia 48.8% 2019 down 7.9% falling
91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 48.8% 2020 down 0.4% flat
92 Spain 48.7% 2024 down 0.3% flat
93 Denmark 48.7% 2024 down 0.6% flat
94 Egypt 48.6% 2024 up 1.0% flat
95 Ireland 48.6% 2022 down 1.0% flat
96 Norway 48.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
97 Aruba 48.6% 2014 down 4.8% flat
98 Germany 48.6% 2024 down 0.1% flat
99 Bulgaria 48.6% 2024 down 3.4% flat
100 Lithuania 48.5% 2024 down 0.8% flat
101 Andorra 48.5% 2024 up 6.8% flat
102 Lebanon 48.5% 2024 up 0.8% flat
103 Serbia 48.4% 2024 down 2.3% falling
104 Israel 48.3% 2024 down 0.1% flat
105 Macau, China 48.3% 2024 up 0.7% flat
106 Chile 48.3% 2024 up 1.2% flat
107 Cyprus 48.3% 2024 down 2.1% flat
108 Kyrgyzstan 48.3% 2021 up 1.0% flat
109 Hungary 48.3% 2024 up 1.3% flat
110 Russian Federation 48.3% 2024 down 0.0% flat
111 Italy 48.3% 2023 up 0.1% flat
112 Brunei Darussalam 48.2% 2020 down 1.1% flat
113 Republic of Moldova 48.2% 2024 up 16.3% rising
114 Slovakia 48.2% 2024 down 0.2% flat
115 Eritrea 48.2% 2022 down 2.0% flat
116 Kazakhstan 48.1% 2020 down 2.2% flat
117 Czechia 48.0% 2023 up 0.3% flat
118 Qatar 47.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
119 Hong Kong, China 47.9% 2024 down 0.2% flat
120 Ethiopia 47.8% 2020 down 1.0% flat
121 Poland 47.8% 2024 down 1.1% flat
122 Philippines 47.8% 2020 down 2.9% flat
123 Latvia 47.7% 2024 down 2.6% flat
124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.7% 2023 down 0.7% flat
125 Jordan 47.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
126 Ukraine 47.6% 2024 down 1.5% flat
127 Algeria 47.5% 2024 down 2.0% rising
128 Djibouti 47.5% 2023 down 4.4% falling
129 Iceland 47.5% 2023 down 2.6% flat
130 Montenegro 47.3% 2023 up 6.9% flat
131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.2% 2021 down 4.0% falling
132 Viet Nam 47.2% 2021 up 12.4% rising
133 Kuwait 47.1% 2021 up 1.7% flat
134 Grenada 47.0% 2023 down 0.3% falling
135 Belarus 46.9% 2024 down 7.4% flat
136 China 46.9% 2024 up 2.5% flat
137 Türkiye 46.8% 2023 down 0.7% flat
138 Gibraltar 46.8% 2024 up 11.8% falling
139 Bhutan 46.8% 2020 down 9.2% flat
140 Chad 46.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
141 Switzerland 45.8% 2024 up 0.4% flat
142 Uzbekistan 44.5% 2024 down 1.2% falling
143 North Macedonia 43.4% 2023 down 5.3% falling
144 Nepal 42.4% 2020 down 2.8% flat
145 Cook Islands 42.4% 2024 down 15.9% flat
146 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 30.6% 2024 down 38.2% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
146 places, 1,939 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release