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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
154
Highest
1.4%
Cook Islands
Lowest
0.3%
Hong Kong, China
Median
1.0%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
2,008

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 1.4% in Cook Islands; the lowest is 0.3% in Hong Kong, China.

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 4.

Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Cook Islands (up 37.3%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 41.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cook Islands 1.4% 2024 up 37.3% rising
2 Guinea 1.2% 2020 up 14.4% rising
3 Niue 1.1% 2024 down 27.9% falling
4 Senegal 1.1% 2024 up 3.2% flat
5 Madagascar 1.1% 2019 up 7.5% flat
6 Qatar 1.1% 2024 down 1.1% flat
7 Sierra Leone 1.1% 2021 up 6.1% flat
8 Côte d'Ivoire 1.1% 2024 up 7.6% rising
9 Palestine, State of 1.1% 2023 up 0.6% rising
10 Mali 1.1% 2023 up 5.4% rising
11 Botswana 1.0% 2014 up 15.5% rising
12 Georgia 1.0% 2007 up 6.5% flat
13 Niger 1.0% 2024 up 2.0% rising
14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.0% 2023 down 3.0% flat
15 Sri Lanka 1.0% 2020 down 3.4% flat
16 Togo 1.0% 2024 down 0.5% flat
17 Sao Tome and Principe 1.0% 2017 up 1.4% flat
18 Bangladesh 1.0% 2020 up 5.5% flat
19 Belize 1.0% 2024 up 3.6% flat
20 Congo 1.0% 2018 up 2.9% flat
21 Jordan 1.0% 2024 down 2.6% rising
22 Burundi 1.0% 2020 up 0.6% rising
23 Chad 1.0% 2024 up 4.3% rising
24 Kuwait 1.0% 2021 down 3.7% flat
25 Cameroon 1.0% 2024 down 0.6% flat
26 Ecuador 1.0% 2023 up 3.3% flat
27 Liberia 1.0% 2020 up 7.2% rising
28 Bahamas 1.0% 2024 up 1.3% rising
29 San Marino 1.0% 2024 up 6.4% rising
30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.0% 2021 up 5.7% flat
31 Dominica 1.0% 2023 down 6.4% falling
31 British Virgin Islands 1.0% 2021 down 23.1% flat
33 El Salvador 1.0% 2024 up 1.0% flat
34 Mauritius 1.0% 2024 down 2.0% flat
35 Benin 1.0% 2022 down 2.1% rising
36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2024 up 3.9% flat
37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% 2020 down 3.6% flat
38 Timor-Leste 1.0% 2019 down 3.0% falling
39 Zimbabwe 1.0% 2020 up 2.0% flat
40 Mexico 1.0% 2024 up 1.1% flat
41 Suriname 1.0% 2021 up 3.0% flat
42 Saint Lucia 1.0% 2022 down 8.4% falling
43 Honduras 1.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
44 Rwanda 1.0% 2024 down 4.7% falling
45 Morocco 1.0% 2024 up 2.7% flat
46 Seychelles 1.0% 2024 up 2.5% flat
47 Trinidad and Tobago 1.0% 2023 flat
48 Cape Verde 1.0% 2022 down 1.1% flat
49 Bhutan 1.0% 2020 down 5.1% flat
50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% 2018 up 10.6% rising
51 Jamaica 1.0% 2024 up 0.8% flat
52 Guatemala 1.0% 2024 down 1.1% flat
53 Dominican Republic 1.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
54 Algeria 1.0% 2024 up 2.4% flat
55 Guyana 1.0% 2023 up 1.6% flat
56 Malaysia 1.0% 2024 down 0.7% flat
57 Colombia 1.0% 2022 up 1.6% flat
58 Grenada 1.0% 2023 up 5.1% falling
59 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% 2021 up 1.9% flat
60 Peru 1.0% 2024 down 0.7% flat
61 Tunisia 1.0% 2023 up 1.6% rising
62 Paraguay 1.0% 2024 up 0.5% flat
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.0% 2024 down 0.4% flat
64 Nepal 1.0% 2020 up 4.3% flat
65 Cuba 1.0% 2024 down 0.9% falling
66 Syrian Arab Republic 1.0% 2024 up 4.7% rising
67 Argentina 1.0% 2023 down 0.5% flat
68 Netherlands 1.0% 2022 up 0.6% flat
69 Ghana 1.0% 2024 down 2.4% flat
70 Sudan 1.0% 2019 down 5.6% falling
71 Solomon Islands 1.0% 2019 up 3.1% flat
72 Mongolia 1.0% 2019 down 4.9% falling
73 Poland 1.0% 2024 up 1.8% flat
74 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% 2021 down 0.4% rising
75 Costa Rica 1.0% 2024 up 0.3% flat
76 Comoros 1.0% 2018 up 10.7% flat
77 Panama 1.0% 2024 down 0.2% flat
78 Lebanon 1.0% 2024 up 1.4% flat
79 Uruguay 1.0% 2023 down 0.7% flat
80 France 1.0% 2024 down 0.3% flat
81 Kenya 1.0% 2016 up 2.8% rising
82 Chile 1.0% 2024 down 2.9% flat
83 Switzerland 0.9% 2024 up 1.3% flat
84 Romania 0.9% 2023 up 0.2% flat
85 Iraq 0.9% 2007 up 0.6% flat
86 Finland 0.9% 2024 down 0.6% flat
87 Egypt 0.9% 2024 up 2.6% rising
88 Norway 0.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
89 Serbia 0.9% 2024 up 0.5% flat
90 Brazil 0.9% 2024 down 0.5% flat
91 Thailand 0.9% 2020 down 1.7% flat
92 Bulgaria 0.9% 2024 up 0.3% flat
93 Türkiye 0.9% 2023 up 3.6% flat
94 Burkina Faso 0.9% 2024 down 8.8% falling
95 Sweden 0.9% 2024 up 0.5% flat
96 Israel 0.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
97 North Macedonia 0.9% 2023 down 0.8% flat
98 Slovakia 0.9% 2024 up 0.2% flat
99 Austria 0.9% 2024 up 0.8% flat
100 Russian Federation 0.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
101 Estonia 0.9% 2024 down 0.2% flat
102 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2020 down 0.3% flat
103 Angola 0.9% 2023 down 29.1% flat
104 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9% 2022 up 1.1% falling
105 Latvia 0.9% 2024 down 1.3% flat
106 Lithuania 0.9% 2024 down 1.4% flat
107 Spain 0.9% 2024 up 1.0% flat
108 Germany 0.9% 2024 down 0.5% flat
109 Ireland 0.9% 2022 down 1.7% flat
110 Denmark 0.9% 2024 down 1.7% flat
111 Republic of Moldova 0.9% 2024 up 1.0% flat
112 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9% 2020 down 10.1% falling
113 Andorra 0.9% 2024 down 9.4% flat
114 Eritrea 0.9% 2022 down 3.8% flat
115 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
116 Italy 0.9% 2023 up 0.1% flat
117 Pakistan 0.9% 2024 up 5.2% flat
117 Turkmenistan 0.9% 2024 down 1.7% flat
119 Ukraine 0.9% 2024 up 0.9% flat
120 Cyprus 0.9% 2024 down 2.6% flat
121 Viet Nam 0.9% 2021 up 7.3% rising
122 Czechia 0.9% 2023 down 0.2% flat
123 Aruba 0.9% 2014 up 1.6% rising
124 Armenia 0.9% 2024 down 1.8% flat
125 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% 2020 down 0.6% flat
126 Naoero 0.9% 2023 up 21.1% falling
127 Bermuda 0.9% 2023 up 6.8% falling
128 Iceland 0.9% 2023 down 2.3% flat
129 Croatia 0.9% 2023 up 0.2% flat
130 Puerto Rico 0.9% 2023 down 5.5% falling
131 Slovenia 0.9% 2023 down 0.9% flat
132 Hungary 0.9% 2024 down 1.2% flat
133 China 0.9% 2024 up 4.2% flat
134 Philippines 0.9% 2020 down 4.6% flat
135 Montenegro 0.9% 2023 up 3.1% rising
136 Belarus 0.9% 2024 down 1.7% flat
137 Djibouti 0.9% 2023 down 10.3% falling
138 New Zealand 0.9% 2024 down 10.2% falling
139 Malta 0.9% 2017 down 5.7% flat
140 Marshall Islands 0.9% 2022 down 9.8% falling
141 Azerbaijan 0.9% 2024 down 0.2% flat
142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% 2023 down 1.0% flat
143 Macau, China 0.9% 2024 up 13.1% falling
144 Montserrat 0.9% 2019 down 22.5% flat
145 Tuvalu 0.9% 2021 down 7.3% falling
146 Gibraltar 0.8% 2024 down 1.5% rising
147 Bahrain 0.8% 2005 down 15.5% flat
148 Tajikistan 0.8% 2017 down 5.2% flat
149 Monaco 0.8% 2024 down 5.4% falling
150 Tokelau 0.8% 2023 down 9.3% rising
151 Cayman Islands 0.7% 2024 down 27.8% falling
152 Uzbekistan 0.7% 2024 down 25.7% falling
153 Maldives 0.5% 2024 down 41.4% falling
154 Hong Kong, China 0.3% 2024 down 9.5% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public 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
154 places, 2,008 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release