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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release