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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
154
Highest
74.2%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
37.6%
Cook Islands
Median
51.1%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
2,008

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 74.2% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 37.6% in Cook Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 51.1%, and the mean is 51.3%.

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

Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Niue (up 56.2%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 24.2%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong, China 74.2% 2024 up 2.7% flat
2 Maldives 66.4% 2024 up 23.7% rising
3 Uzbekistan 58.9% 2024 up 14.3% rising
4 Cayman Islands 58.7% 2024 up 15.9% rising
5 Tokelau 56.2% 2023 up 4.5% flat
6 Monaco 55.6% 2024 up 2.5% flat
7 Tajikistan 55.0% 2017 up 2.5% flat
8 Bahrain 54.2% 2005 up 8.4% flat
9 Gibraltar 54.1% 2024 up 0.7% falling
10 Tuvalu 54.0% 2021 up 3.6% rising
11 Montserrat 53.6% 2019 up 14.3% flat
12 Macau, China 53.3% 2024 down 5.4% rising
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.3% 2023 up 0.5% flat
14 Azerbaijan 53.2% 2024 up 0.1% flat
15 Marshall Islands 53.2% 2022 up 5.1% flat
16 Malta 53.0% 2017 up 2.8% flat
17 New Zealand 52.9% 2024 up 5.4% flat
18 Djibouti 52.8% 2023 up 5.4% flat
19 Belarus 52.7% 2024 up 0.8% flat
20 Montenegro 52.5% 2023 down 1.4% flat
21 Philippines 52.5% 2020 up 2.3% flat
22 China 52.4% 2024 down 1.9% flat
23 Hungary 52.3% 2024 up 0.6% flat
24 Slovenia 52.1% 2023 up 0.5% flat
25 Puerto Rico 52.1% 2023 up 2.8% flat
26 Croatia 52.1% 2023 down 0.1% flat
27 Iceland 52.1% 2023 up 1.1% flat
28 Bermuda 52.1% 2023 down 3.0% rising
29 Naoero 52.1% 2023 down 8.4% rising
30 Brunei Darussalam 52.0% 2020 up 0.3% flat
31 Armenia 52.0% 2024 up 0.9% flat
32 Aruba 52.0% 2014 down 0.7% flat
33 Czechia 52.0% 2023 up 0.1% flat
34 Viet Nam 52.0% 2021 down 3.3% flat
35 Cyprus 51.9% 2024 up 1.3% flat
36 Ukraine 51.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
37 Pakistan 51.9% 2024 down 2.4% flat
38 Turkmenistan 51.9% 2024 up 0.8% flat
39 Italy 51.9% 2023 down 0.1% flat
40 Republic of Korea 51.9% 2024 up 0.2% flat
41 Eritrea 51.8% 2022 up 1.9% flat
42 Andorra 51.8% 2024 up 5.0% flat
43 Iran, Islamic Republic of 51.8% 2020 up 5.5% rising
44 Republic of Moldova 51.8% 2024 down 0.5% flat
45 Denmark 51.8% 2024 up 0.8% flat
46 Ireland 51.7% 2022 up 0.8% flat
47 Germany 51.7% 2024 up 0.2% flat
48 Spain 51.7% 2024 down 0.5% flat
49 Lithuania 51.7% 2024 up 0.7% flat
50 Latvia 51.7% 2024 up 0.6% flat
51 Turks and Caicos Islands 51.7% 2022 down 0.5% flat
52 Angola 51.7% 2023 up 27.6% flat
53 Kazakhstan 51.6% 2020 up 0.1% flat
54 Estonia 51.6% 2024 up 0.1% flat
55 Russian Federation 51.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
56 Austria 51.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
57 Slovakia 51.6% 2024 down 0.1% flat
58 North Macedonia 51.5% 2023 up 0.4% flat
59 Israel 51.5% 2024 up 0.2% flat
60 Sweden 51.5% 2024 down 0.3% flat
61 Burkina Faso 51.5% 2024 up 4.7% rising
62 Türkiye 51.5% 2023 down 1.7% flat
63 Bulgaria 51.5% 2024 down 0.2% flat
64 Thailand 51.4% 2020 up 0.8% flat
65 Brazil 51.4% 2024 up 0.3% flat
66 Serbia 51.4% 2024 down 0.2% flat
67 Norway 51.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
68 Egypt 51.4% 2024 down 1.3% flat
69 Finland 51.4% 2024 up 0.3% flat
70 Iraq 51.4% 2007 down 0.3% flat
71 Romania 51.3% 2023 down 0.1% flat
72 Switzerland 51.3% 2024 down 0.6% flat
73 Chile 51.3% 2024 up 1.5% flat
74 Kenya 51.2% 2016 down 1.3% flat
75 France 51.2% 2024 up 0.1% flat
76 Uruguay 51.1% 2023 up 0.3% flat
77 Lebanon 51.1% 2024 down 0.7% flat
78 Panama 51.1% 2024 up 0.1% flat
79 Comoros 51.1% 2018 down 4.7% flat
80 Costa Rica 51.0% 2024 down 0.2% flat
81 Kyrgyzstan 51.0% 2021 up 0.2% flat
82 Poland 51.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
83 Mongolia 51.0% 2019 up 2.5% flat
84 Solomon Islands 51.0% 2019 down 1.5% flat
85 Sudan 51.0% 2019 up 2.9% flat
86 Ghana 51.0% 2024 up 1.2% flat
87 Netherlands 50.9% 2022 down 0.3% flat
88 Argentina 50.9% 2023 up 0.2% flat
89 Syrian Arab Republic 50.9% 2024 down 2.2% flat
90 Cuba 50.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
91 Nepal 50.8% 2020 down 2.0% flat
92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.8% 2024 up 0.2% flat
93 Paraguay 50.8% 2024 down 0.2% flat
94 Tunisia 50.8% 2023 down 0.8% flat
95 Peru 50.8% 2024 up 0.3% flat
96 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.8% 2021 down 0.9% flat
97 Grenada 50.8% 2023 down 2.4% rising
98 Colombia 50.8% 2022 down 0.8% flat
99 Malaysia 50.7% 2024 up 0.4% flat
100 Guyana 50.7% 2023 down 0.8% flat
101 Algeria 50.7% 2024 down 1.2% flat
102 Dominican Republic 50.7% 2024 down 0.0% flat
103 Guatemala 50.6% 2024 up 0.5% flat
104 Jamaica 50.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.6% 2018 down 4.7% flat
106 Bhutan 50.6% 2020 up 2.7% flat
107 Cape Verde 50.5% 2022 up 0.6% flat
108 Trinidad and Tobago 50.5% 2023 flat
109 Seychelles 50.4% 2024 down 1.2% flat
110 Morocco 50.4% 2024 down 1.3% flat
111 Rwanda 50.4% 2024 up 2.5% rising
112 Honduras 50.4% 2024 down 0.1% flat
113 Saint Lucia 50.3% 2022 up 4.9% flat
114 Suriname 50.3% 2021 down 1.5% flat
115 Mexico 50.3% 2024 down 0.5% flat
116 Zimbabwe 50.3% 2020 down 1.0% flat
117 Timor-Leste 50.2% 2019 up 1.6% flat
118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.2% 2020 up 1.9% flat
119 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 50.2% 2024 down 1.9% flat
120 Benin 50.0% 2022 up 1.1% flat
121 Mauritius 50.0% 2024 up 1.0% flat
122 El Salvador 50.0% 2024 down 0.5% flat
123 Dominica 50.0% 2023 up 3.6% flat
123 British Virgin Islands 50.0% 2021 up 21.4% flat
125 Saint Kitts and Nevis 50.0% 2021 down 2.7% flat
126 San Marino 49.9% 2024 down 3.0% flat
127 Bahamas 49.9% 2024 down 0.6% flat
128 Liberia 49.9% 2020 down 3.4% falling
129 Ecuador 49.8% 2023 down 1.6% flat
130 Cameroon 49.8% 2024 up 0.3% flat
131 Kuwait 49.7% 2021 up 2.1% flat
132 Chad 49.7% 2024 down 2.1% flat
133 Burundi 49.4% 2020 down 0.3% flat
134 Jordan 49.4% 2024 up 1.4% falling
135 Congo 49.2% 2018 down 1.5% flat
136 Belize 49.2% 2024 down 1.8% flat
137 Bangladesh 49.1% 2020 down 2.7% flat
138 Sao Tome and Principe 49.1% 2017 down 0.8% flat
139 Togo 49.1% 2024 up 0.2% flat
140 Sri Lanka 49.0% 2020 up 2.0% flat
141 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 49.0% 2023 up 1.8% flat
142 Niger 48.8% 2024 down 1.1% flat
143 Georgia 48.8% 2007 down 3.2% flat
144 Botswana 48.7% 2014 down 7.0% flat
145 Mali 48.5% 2023 down 2.8% flat
146 Palestine, State of 48.0% 2023 down 0.3% falling
147 Côte d'Ivoire 48.0% 2024 down 3.9% falling
148 Sierra Leone 47.9% 2021 down 3.3% flat
149 Qatar 47.4% 2024 up 0.7% flat
150 Madagascar 47.4% 2019 down 4.1% flat
151 Senegal 46.8% 2024 down 2.0% flat
152 Niue 46.3% 2024 up 56.2% rising
153 Guinea 45.3% 2020 down 8.3% falling
154 Cook Islands 37.6% 2024 down 24.2% falling

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