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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
146
Highest
69.4%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Lowest
38.2%
Armenia
Median
51.0%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,939

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 69.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; the lowest is 38.2% in Armenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 51.0%, and the mean is 51.0%.

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

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 37.3%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 25.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 69.4% 2024 up 37.3% rising
2 Cook Islands 57.6% 2024 up 16.1% flat
3 Nepal 57.6% 2020 up 2.2% flat
4 North Macedonia 56.6% 2023 up 4.5% rising
5 Uzbekistan 55.5% 2024 up 1.0% flat
6 Switzerland 54.2% 2024 down 0.4% flat
7 Chad 53.4% 2024 up 0.3% flat
8 Bhutan 53.2% 2020 up 9.7% flat
9 Gibraltar 53.2% 2024 down 8.5% rising
10 Türkiye 53.2% 2023 up 0.6% flat
11 China 53.1% 2024 down 2.1% flat
12 Belarus 53.1% 2024 up 7.6% flat
13 Grenada 53.0% 2023 up 0.3% rising
14 Kuwait 52.9% 2021 down 1.4% flat
15 Viet Nam 52.8% 2021 down 8.9% falling
16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 52.8% 2021 up 3.8% rising
17 Montenegro 52.7% 2023 down 5.5% flat
18 Iceland 52.5% 2023 up 2.5% flat
19 Djibouti 52.5% 2023 up 4.3% rising
20 Algeria 52.5% 2024 up 1.9% falling
21 Ukraine 52.4% 2024 up 1.4% flat
22 Jordan 52.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.3% 2023 up 0.6% flat
24 Latvia 52.3% 2024 up 2.5% flat
25 Philippines 52.2% 2020 up 2.8% flat
26 Poland 52.2% 2024 up 1.1% flat
27 Ethiopia 52.2% 2020 up 0.9% flat
28 Hong Kong, China 52.1% 2024 up 0.1% flat
29 Qatar 52.1% 2024 up 0.1% flat
30 Czechia 52.0% 2023 down 0.3% flat
31 Kazakhstan 51.9% 2020 up 2.1% flat
32 Eritrea 51.8% 2022 up 2.0% flat
33 Slovakia 51.8% 2024 up 0.2% flat
34 Republic of Moldova 51.8% 2024 down 11.5% falling
35 Brunei Darussalam 51.8% 2020 up 1.1% flat
36 Italy 51.7% 2023 down 0.1% flat
37 Russian Federation 51.7% 2024 up 0.0% flat
38 Hungary 51.7% 2024 down 1.2% flat
39 Kyrgyzstan 51.7% 2021 down 1.0% flat
40 Cyprus 51.7% 2024 up 2.1% flat
41 Chile 51.7% 2024 down 1.1% flat
42 Macau, China 51.7% 2024 down 0.7% flat
43 Israel 51.7% 2024 up 0.1% flat
44 Serbia 51.6% 2024 up 2.2% rising
45 Lebanon 51.5% 2024 down 0.8% flat
46 Andorra 51.5% 2024 down 5.7% flat
47 Lithuania 51.5% 2024 up 0.7% flat
48 Bulgaria 51.4% 2024 up 3.4% flat
49 Germany 51.4% 2024 up 0.1% flat
50 Aruba 51.4% 2014 up 5.0% flat
51 Norway 51.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
52 Ireland 51.4% 2022 up 0.9% flat
53 Egypt 51.4% 2024 down 1.0% flat
54 Denmark 51.3% 2024 up 0.6% flat
55 Spain 51.3% 2024 up 0.3% flat
56 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.2% 2020 up 0.4% flat
57 Mongolia 51.2% 2019 up 8.9% rising
58 Bahrain 51.2% 2024 down 0.6% flat
59 Republic of Korea 51.2% 2024 down 0.7% flat
60 Peru 51.1% 2024 up 0.8% flat
61 Sweden 51.1% 2024 up 0.4% flat
62 Rwanda 51.1% 2024 up 5.0% flat
63 Malaysia 51.1% 2024 down 0.0% flat
64 Solomon Islands 51.1% 2019 up 0.9% flat
65 Syrian Arab Republic 51.1% 2024 down 1.6% falling
66 Ghana 51.1% 2024 up 1.4% flat
67 Brazil 51.1% 2024 down 0.1% flat
68 New Zealand 51.1% 2024 up 1.1% flat
69 Austria 51.1% 2024 up 0.2% flat
70 Guinea 51.0% 2020 down 1.4% flat
71 Palestine, State of 51.0% 2023 down 0.6% flat
72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 51.0% 2024 down 0.8% flat
73 Suriname 51.0% 2021 down 5.2% flat
74 France 51.0% 2024 down 1.1% flat
75 Cayman Islands 51.0% 2024 down 2.5% flat
76 Mexico 51.0% 2024 down 0.1% flat
77 Thailand 50.9% 2020 up 0.1% flat
78 Colombia 50.9% 2011 up 0.2% flat
79 Mauritius 50.9% 2024 up 1.1% flat
80 Netherlands 50.9% 2022 down 1.0% flat
81 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.9% 2021 down 0.8% flat
82 Romania 50.9% 2023 down 1.4% flat
83 Kenya 50.8% 2016 down 1.7% rising
84 Jamaica 50.8% 2024 up 3.6% flat
85 Croatia 50.7% 2023 down 1.9% flat
86 Iran, Islamic Republic of 50.7% 2020 up 0.8% falling
87 Niger 50.7% 2024 down 1.1% flat
88 Paraguay 50.6% 2024 down 0.5% flat
89 Trinidad and Tobago 50.6% 2023 flat
90 Burkina Faso 50.6% 2024 up 2.3% flat
91 Guyana 50.6% 2023 up 4.6% flat
92 Benin 50.6% 2022 up 0.6% flat
93 British Virgin Islands 50.6% 2021 down 3.3% flat
94 Finland 50.5% 2024 down 0.8% flat
95 Malta 50.5% 2017 up 0.0% flat
96 Slovenia 50.5% 2023 up 1.3% flat
97 Panama 50.5% 2024 up 2.3% flat
98 Guatemala 50.4% 2024 down 0.5% flat
99 Mali 50.4% 2023 up 1.6% flat
100 Sudan 50.4% 2019 up 0.9% flat
101 Morocco 50.4% 2024 down 11.4% falling
102 Costa Rica 50.3% 2024 down 1.5% flat
103 Saint Lucia 50.3% 2022 up 0.6% flat
104 Togo 50.2% 2024 up 0.5% flat
105 Bangladesh 50.2% 2020 down 3.9% flat
106 Maldives 50.2% 2024 down 1.0% flat
107 Uruguay 50.2% 2023 down 1.7% flat
108 Burundi 50.2% 2020 down 3.3% flat
109 Botswana 50.1% 2014 up 1.2% flat
110 Estonia 50.1% 2024 down 1.8% flat
111 Azerbaijan 50.0% 2024 down 6.9% falling
112 Argentina 50.0% 2023 down 0.3% flat
113 Belize 50.0% 2024 down 1.3% flat
114 Angola 50.0% 2023 down 5.1% falling
115 Cameroon 49.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
116 Lesotho 49.9% 2016 up 2.2% flat
117 El Salvador 49.7% 2024 down 2.8% flat
118 Cape Verde 49.7% 2022 down 0.6% flat
119 Madagascar 49.7% 2019 up 0.2% flat
120 Sri Lanka 49.6% 2020 up 3.3% flat
121 Samoa 49.6% 2021 up 1.2% flat
122 Timor-Leste 49.6% 2019 down 2.8% flat
123 Zimbabwe 49.6% 2020 down 0.2% flat
124 Pakistan 49.5% 2024 down 14.5% falling
125 Puerto Rico 49.5% 2023 down 1.9% flat
126 Honduras 49.5% 2024 down 1.3% flat
127 Uganda 49.5% 2017 up 0.6% flat
128 Dominican Republic 49.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
129 Dominica 49.4% 2023 down 7.4% rising
130 Ecuador 49.4% 2023 down 1.4% flat
131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.3% 2018 down 2.1% flat
132 Comoros 49.3% 2018 down 4.9% flat
133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 49.1% 2023 down 0.2% flat
134 Anguilla 49.1% 2022 down 5.7% flat
135 Côte d'Ivoire 48.8% 2024 down 4.0% flat
136 Sierra Leone 48.6% 2021 up 1.4% falling
137 Monaco 48.3% 2024 up 0.4% rising
138 Congo 48.2% 2018 down 3.6% rising
139 Bahamas 48.1% 2024 down 0.8% flat
140 Senegal 48.1% 2024 up 1.3% flat
141 Liberia 48.0% 2020 down 2.9% falling
142 Seychelles 47.3% 2024 down 10.8% falling
143 Turks and Caicos Islands 46.7% 2022 down 3.3% flat
144 San Marino 46.6% 2024 down 6.9% falling
145 Marshall Islands 46.0% 2022 down 4.4% falling
146 Armenia 38.2% 2024 down 25.1% flat

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, male (%)
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