Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
146
Highest
1.4%
Armenia
Lowest
0.4%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
1.0%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,939

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 1.4% in Armenia; the lowest is 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 43.5%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 55.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Armenia 1.4% 2024 up 43.5% flat
2 Marshall Islands 1.1% 2022 up 7.1% rising
3 San Marino 1.1% 2024 up 12.9% rising
4 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1% 2022 up 5.5% rising
5 Seychelles 1.1% 2024 up 24.5% rising
6 Liberia 1.1% 2020 up 5.3% rising
7 Senegal 1.1% 2024 down 2.0% flat
8 Bahamas 1.1% 2024 up 1.4% rising
9 Congo 1.1% 2018 up 6.9% falling
10 Monaco 1.1% 2024 down 0.6% falling
11 Sierra Leone 1.1% 2021 down 2.4% rising
12 Côte d'Ivoire 1.0% 2024 up 8.3% rising
13 Anguilla 1.0% 2022 up 12.5% flat
14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.0% 2023 up 0.3% flat
15 Comoros 1.0% 2018 up 10.6% rising
16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% 2018 up 4.3% rising
17 Ecuador 1.0% 2023 up 2.7% flat
18 Dominica 1.0% 2023 up 17.2% falling
19 Dominican Republic 1.0% 2024 down 0.5% rising
20 Uganda 1.0% 2017 down 1.0% flat
21 Honduras 1.0% 2024 up 2.6% flat
22 Puerto Rico 1.0% 2023 up 3.8% flat
23 Pakistan 1.0% 2024 up 40.1% rising
24 Zimbabwe 1.0% 2020 up 0.4% flat
25 Timor-Leste 1.0% 2019 up 5.9% flat
26 Samoa 1.0% 2021 down 2.3% falling
27 Sri Lanka 1.0% 2020 down 5.7% falling
28 Madagascar 1.0% 2019 down 0.4% flat
29 Cape Verde 1.0% 2022 up 1.2% flat
30 El Salvador 1.0% 2024 up 5.8% rising
31 Lesotho 1.0% 2016 down 4.0% flat
32 Cameroon 1.0% 2024 up 0.2% rising
33 Angola 1.0% 2023 up 11.4% rising
34 Belize 1.0% 2024 up 2.6% flat
35 Argentina 1.0% 2023 up 0.5% flat
36 Azerbaijan 1.0% 2024 up 16.0% rising
37 Estonia 1.0% 2024 up 3.8% flat
38 Botswana 1.0% 2014 down 2.4% flat
39 Burundi 1.0% 2020 up 7.0% flat
40 Uruguay 1.0% 2023 up 3.5% flat
41 Maldives 1.0% 2024 up 2.0% flat
42 Bangladesh 1.0% 2020 up 8.4% rising
43 Togo 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
44 Saint Lucia 1.0% 2022 down 1.1% flat
45 Costa Rica 1.0% 2024 up 3.1% flat
46 Morocco 1.0% 2024 up 29.8% rising
47 Sudan 1.0% 2019 down 1.7% flat
48 Mali 1.0% 2023 down 3.1% flat
49 Guatemala 1.0% 2024 up 1.1% flat
50 Panama 1.0% 2024 down 4.4% flat
51 Slovenia 1.0% 2023 down 2.5% flat
52 Malta 1.0% 2017 down 0.1% rising
53 Finland 1.0% 2024 up 1.6% flat
54 British Virgin Islands 1.0% 2021 up 7.2% falling
55 Benin 1.0% 2022 down 1.1% flat
56 Guyana 1.0% 2023 down 8.2% flat
57 Burkina Faso 1.0% 2024 down 4.4% flat
58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.0% 2023 flat
59 Paraguay 1.0% 2024 up 1.0% flat
60 Niger 1.0% 2024 up 2.3% flat
61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.0% 2020 down 1.7% rising
62 Croatia 1.0% 2023 up 3.9% flat
63 Jamaica 1.0% 2024 down 6.6% flat
64 Kenya 1.0% 2016 up 3.5% falling
65 Romania 1.0% 2023 up 3.0% flat
66 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% 2021 up 1.7% rising
67 Netherlands 1.0% 2022 up 2.0% flat
68 Mauritius 1.0% 2024 down 2.1% flat
69 Colombia 1.0% 2011 down 0.3% flat
70 Thailand 1.0% 2020 down 0.3% flat
71 Mexico 1.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
72 Cayman Islands 1.0% 2024 up 5.5% flat
73 France 1.0% 2024 up 2.2% flat
74 Suriname 1.0% 2021 up 12.0% flat
75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.0% 2024 up 1.6% flat
76 Palestine, State of 1.0% 2023 up 1.2% rising
77 Guinea 1.0% 2020 up 2.9% flat
78 Austria 1.0% 2024 down 0.3% flat
79 New Zealand 1.0% 2024 down 2.2% flat
80 Brazil 1.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
81 Ghana 1.0% 2024 down 2.8% flat
82 Syrian Arab Republic 1.0% 2024 up 3.3% rising
83 Malaysia 1.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
83 Solomon Islands 1.0% 2019 down 1.8% flat
85 Rwanda 1.0% 2024 down 9.0% falling
86 Sweden 1.0% 2024 down 0.8% flat
87 Peru 1.0% 2024 down 1.6% flat
88 Republic of Korea 1.0% 2024 up 1.5% flat
89 Bahrain 1.0% 2024 up 1.3% rising
90 Mongolia 1.0% 2019 down 14.3% falling
91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% 2020 down 0.8% flat
92 Spain 0.9% 2024 down 0.6% flat
93 Denmark 0.9% 2024 down 1.2% flat
94 Egypt 0.9% 2024 up 2.0% flat
95 Ireland 0.9% 2022 down 1.9% flat
96 Norway 0.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
97 Aruba 0.9% 2014 down 9.3% flat
98 Germany 0.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
99 Bulgaria 0.9% 2024 down 6.5% falling
100 Lithuania 0.9% 2024 down 1.5% flat
101 Andorra 0.9% 2024 up 13.2% rising
102 Lebanon 0.9% 2024 up 1.6% flat
103 Serbia 0.9% 2024 down 4.4% falling
104 Israel 0.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
105 Macau, China 0.9% 2024 up 1.4% flat
106 Chile 0.9% 2024 up 2.3% flat
107 Cyprus 0.9% 2024 down 4.1% flat
108 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2021 up 2.0% rising
109 Hungary 0.9% 2024 up 2.5% flat
110 Russian Federation 0.9% 2024 down 0.0% flat
111 Italy 0.9% 2023 up 0.2% flat
112 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% 2020 down 2.2% flat
113 Republic of Moldova 0.9% 2024 up 31.4% rising
114 Slovakia 0.9% 2024 down 0.3% flat
115 Eritrea 0.9% 2022 down 3.9% flat
116 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2020 down 4.2% flat
117 Czechia 0.9% 2023 up 0.6% flat
118 Qatar 0.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
119 Hong Kong, China 0.9% 2024 down 0.3% flat
120 Ethiopia 0.9% 2020 down 1.9% flat
121 Poland 0.9% 2024 down 2.2% flat
122 Philippines 0.9% 2020 down 5.5% falling
123 Latvia 0.9% 2024 down 5.0% flat
124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% 2023 down 1.3% flat
125 Jordan 0.9% 2024 down 0.3% rising
126 Ukraine 0.9% 2024 down 2.9% flat
127 Algeria 0.9% 2024 down 3.9% rising
128 Djibouti 0.9% 2023 down 8.4% falling
129 Iceland 0.9% 2023 down 4.9% flat
130 Montenegro 0.9% 2023 up 13.1% rising
131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9% 2021 down 7.5% falling
132 Viet Nam 0.9% 2021 up 23.4% rising
133 Kuwait 0.9% 2021 up 3.2% flat
134 Grenada 0.9% 2023 down 0.6% falling
135 Belarus 0.9% 2024 down 13.9% flat
136 China 0.9% 2024 up 4.6% rising
137 Türkiye 0.9% 2023 down 1.4% flat
138 Gibraltar 0.9% 2024 up 22.1% falling
139 Bhutan 0.9% 2020 down 16.9% flat
140 Chad 0.9% 2024 down 0.7% flat
141 Switzerland 0.8% 2024 up 0.8% flat
142 Uzbekistan 0.8% 2024 down 2.2% falling
143 North Macedonia 0.8% 2023 down 9.4% falling
144 Nepal 0.7% 2020 down 4.9% flat
145 Cook Islands 0.7% 2024 down 27.5% falling
146 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% 2024 down 55.0% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
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