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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
154
Highest
62.4%
Cook Islands
Lowest
25.8%
Hong Kong, China
Median
48.9%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
2,008

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 62.4% in Cook Islands; the lowest is 25.8% in Hong Kong, China.

The median across all reporting countries is 48.9%, and the mean is 48.7%.

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

Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Cook Islands (up 23.7%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 27.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cook Islands 62.4% 2024 up 23.7% rising
2 Guinea 54.7% 2020 up 8.1% rising
3 Niue 53.7% 2024 down 23.6% falling
4 Senegal 53.2% 2024 up 1.8% flat
5 Madagascar 52.6% 2019 up 4.0% flat
6 Qatar 52.6% 2024 down 0.6% flat
7 Sierra Leone 52.1% 2021 up 3.2% flat
8 Côte d'Ivoire 52.0% 2024 up 3.9% rising
9 Palestine, State of 52.0% 2023 up 0.3% rising
10 Mali 51.5% 2023 up 2.8% flat
11 Botswana 51.3% 2014 up 7.7% flat
12 Georgia 51.2% 2007 up 3.3% flat
13 Niger 51.2% 2024 up 1.0% flat
14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 51.0% 2023 down 1.7% flat
15 Sri Lanka 51.0% 2020 down 1.9% flat
16 Togo 50.9% 2024 down 0.2% flat
17 Sao Tome and Principe 50.9% 2017 up 0.8% flat
18 Bangladesh 50.9% 2020 up 2.7% flat
19 Belize 50.8% 2024 up 1.8% flat
20 Congo 50.8% 2018 up 1.5% flat
21 Jordan 50.6% 2024 down 1.4% rising
22 Burundi 50.6% 2020 up 0.3% flat
23 Chad 50.3% 2024 up 2.1% flat
24 Kuwait 50.3% 2021 down 2.0% flat
25 Cameroon 50.2% 2024 down 0.3% flat
26 Ecuador 50.2% 2023 up 1.6% flat
27 Liberia 50.1% 2020 up 3.6% rising
28 Bahamas 50.1% 2024 up 0.6% flat
29 San Marino 50.1% 2024 up 3.2% flat
30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 50.0% 2021 up 2.8% flat
31 Dominica 50.0% 2023 down 3.4% flat
31 British Virgin Islands 50.0% 2021 down 15.0% flat
33 El Salvador 50.0% 2024 up 0.5% flat
34 Mauritius 50.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
35 Benin 50.0% 2022 down 1.0% flat
36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 49.8% 2024 up 1.9% flat
37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.8% 2020 down 1.9% flat
38 Timor-Leste 49.8% 2019 down 1.5% flat
39 Zimbabwe 49.7% 2020 up 1.0% flat
40 Mexico 49.7% 2024 up 0.5% flat
41 Suriname 49.7% 2021 up 1.5% flat
42 Saint Lucia 49.7% 2022 down 4.5% flat
43 Honduras 49.6% 2024 up 0.1% flat
44 Rwanda 49.6% 2024 down 2.4% falling
45 Morocco 49.6% 2024 up 1.4% flat
46 Seychelles 49.6% 2024 up 1.3% flat
47 Trinidad and Tobago 49.5% 2023 flat
48 Cape Verde 49.5% 2022 down 0.6% flat
49 Bhutan 49.4% 2020 down 2.6% flat
50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.4% 2018 up 5.4% rising
51 Jamaica 49.4% 2024 up 0.4% flat
52 Guatemala 49.4% 2024 down 0.5% flat
53 Dominican Republic 49.3% 2024 up 0.0% flat
54 Algeria 49.3% 2024 up 1.2% flat
55 Guyana 49.3% 2023 up 0.8% flat
56 Malaysia 49.3% 2024 down 0.4% flat
57 Colombia 49.2% 2022 up 0.8% flat
58 Grenada 49.2% 2023 up 2.6% falling
59 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.2% 2021 up 1.0% flat
60 Peru 49.2% 2024 down 0.3% flat
61 Tunisia 49.2% 2023 up 0.8% rising
62 Paraguay 49.2% 2024 up 0.3% flat
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.2% 2024 down 0.2% flat
64 Nepal 49.2% 2020 up 2.2% flat
65 Cuba 49.1% 2024 down 0.5% flat
66 Syrian Arab Republic 49.1% 2024 up 2.4% flat
67 Argentina 49.1% 2023 down 0.2% flat
68 Netherlands 49.1% 2022 up 0.3% flat
69 Ghana 49.0% 2024 down 1.2% flat
70 Sudan 49.0% 2019 down 2.9% flat
71 Solomon Islands 49.0% 2019 up 1.6% flat
72 Mongolia 49.0% 2019 down 2.5% flat
73 Poland 49.0% 2024 up 0.9% flat
74 Kyrgyzstan 49.0% 2021 down 0.2% flat
75 Costa Rica 49.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
76 Comoros 48.9% 2018 up 5.5% flat
77 Panama 48.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
78 Lebanon 48.9% 2024 up 0.7% flat
79 Uruguay 48.9% 2023 down 0.3% flat
80 France 48.8% 2024 down 0.1% flat
81 Kenya 48.8% 2016 up 1.4% flat
82 Chile 48.7% 2024 down 1.5% flat
83 Switzerland 48.7% 2024 up 0.7% flat
84 Romania 48.7% 2023 up 0.1% flat
85 Iraq 48.6% 2007 up 0.3% flat
86 Finland 48.6% 2024 down 0.3% flat
87 Egypt 48.6% 2024 up 1.4% flat
88 Norway 48.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
89 Serbia 48.6% 2024 up 0.2% flat
90 Brazil 48.6% 2024 down 0.3% flat
91 Thailand 48.6% 2020 down 0.9% flat
92 Bulgaria 48.5% 2024 up 0.2% flat
93 Türkiye 48.5% 2023 up 1.9% flat
94 Burkina Faso 48.5% 2024 down 4.6% falling
95 Sweden 48.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
96 Israel 48.5% 2024 down 0.2% flat
97 North Macedonia 48.5% 2023 down 0.4% flat
98 Slovakia 48.4% 2024 up 0.1% flat
99 Austria 48.4% 2024 up 0.4% flat
100 Russian Federation 48.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
101 Estonia 48.4% 2024 down 0.1% flat
102 Kazakhstan 48.4% 2020 down 0.1% flat
103 Angola 48.3% 2023 down 18.8% flat
104 Turks and Caicos Islands 48.3% 2022 up 0.6% flat
105 Latvia 48.3% 2024 down 0.7% flat
106 Lithuania 48.3% 2024 down 0.7% flat
107 Spain 48.3% 2024 up 0.5% flat
108 Germany 48.3% 2024 down 0.2% flat
109 Ireland 48.3% 2022 down 0.9% flat
110 Denmark 48.2% 2024 down 0.9% flat
111 Republic of Moldova 48.2% 2024 up 0.5% flat
112 Iran, Islamic Republic of 48.2% 2020 down 5.3% falling
113 Andorra 48.2% 2024 down 4.9% flat
114 Eritrea 48.2% 2022 down 2.0% flat
115 Republic of Korea 48.1% 2024 down 0.2% flat
116 Italy 48.1% 2023 up 0.1% flat
117 Turkmenistan 48.1% 2024 down 0.9% flat
118 Pakistan 48.1% 2024 up 2.7% flat
119 Ukraine 48.1% 2024 up 0.5% flat
120 Cyprus 48.1% 2024 down 1.3% flat
121 Viet Nam 48.0% 2021 up 3.8% flat
122 Czechia 48.0% 2023 down 0.1% flat
123 Aruba 48.0% 2014 up 0.8% flat
124 Armenia 48.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
125 Brunei Darussalam 48.0% 2020 down 0.3% flat
126 Naoero 47.9% 2023 up 11.0% falling
127 Bermuda 47.9% 2023 up 3.5% falling
128 Iceland 47.9% 2023 down 1.2% flat
129 Croatia 47.9% 2023 up 0.1% flat
130 Puerto Rico 47.9% 2023 down 2.9% flat
131 Slovenia 47.9% 2023 down 0.5% flat
132 Hungary 47.7% 2024 down 0.6% flat
133 China 47.6% 2024 up 2.2% flat
134 Philippines 47.5% 2020 down 2.4% flat
135 Montenegro 47.5% 2023 up 1.6% flat
136 Belarus 47.3% 2024 down 0.9% flat
137 Djibouti 47.2% 2023 down 5.4% flat
138 New Zealand 47.1% 2024 down 5.4% flat
139 Malta 47.0% 2017 down 3.0% flat
140 Marshall Islands 46.8% 2022 down 5.2% flat
141 Azerbaijan 46.8% 2024 down 0.1% flat
142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.7% 2023 down 0.5% flat
143 Macau, China 46.7% 2024 up 7.0% falling
144 Montserrat 46.4% 2019 down 12.6% flat
145 Tuvalu 46.0% 2021 down 3.9% falling
146 Gibraltar 45.9% 2024 down 0.8% rising
147 Bahrain 45.8% 2005 down 8.4% flat
148 Tajikistan 45.0% 2017 down 2.8% flat
149 Monaco 44.4% 2024 down 3.0% flat
150 Tokelau 43.8% 2023 down 5.2% flat
151 Cayman Islands 41.3% 2024 down 16.3% falling
152 Uzbekistan 41.1% 2024 down 15.2% falling
153 Maldives 33.6% 2024 down 27.5% falling
154 Hong Kong, China 25.8% 2024 down 7.1% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
154 places, 2,008 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release