Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
159
Highest
100.0%
Cuba
Lowest
0.3%
Guinea
Median
69.9%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
2,249
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.3% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.9%, and the mean is 63.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 309.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 2,742.5%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 98.8%).
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2008 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | up 159.3% | rising |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Algeria | 98.8% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 98.3% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 98.1% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 15 | Ukraine | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 97.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 96.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 96.0% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.6% | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 95.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | 95.4% | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 23 | Montenegro | 95.3% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 24 | Switzerland | 95.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Andorra | 94.6% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | San Marino | 94.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 94.2% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 28 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 92.9% | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 29 | Romania | 92.7% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 91.0% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 90.4% | 2017 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 90.2% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 33 | Guyana | 89.2% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 88.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 88.7% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 36 | Latvia | 88.7% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 37 | Serbia | 88.4% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 87.7% | 2020 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 39 | El Salvador | 87.3% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 40 | Niger | 87.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Bhutan | 86.3% | 2020 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 42 | Honduras | 86.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 43 | Palau | 86.1% | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 44 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 85.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 45 | France | 85.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 46 | Rwanda | 85.2% | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Mongolia | 85.0% | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 84.4% | 2020 | up 1,380.7% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 84.3% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 50 | Grenada | 84.3% | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 84.2% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 52 | Panama | 84.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 53 | Mexico | 84.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 83.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Iceland | 83.1% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 56 | Türkiye | 81.7% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 81.2% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 58 | Seychelles | 80.4% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 80.4% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 60 | Sweden | 80.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 79.3% | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 79.2% | 2019 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 78.6% | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 77.6% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Angola | 77.6% | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 66 | Thailand | 77.4% | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 67 | Peru | 77.0% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 74.6% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 73.8% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 70 | Lesotho | 73.6% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Côte d'Ivoire | 73.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 72 | Brazil | 73.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 73 | Paraguay | 73.0% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 74 | Italy | 72.8% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 75 | Colombia | 72.0% | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 76 | Malta | 72.0% | 2017 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 77 | Poland | 71.8% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 78 | Madagascar | 71.1% | 2019 | up 716.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 70.8% | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 80 | Argentina | 69.9% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 81 | Burundi | 69.6% | 2020 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 82 | Malaysia | 69.0% | 2024 | up 24.3% | flat |
| 83 | Kuwait | 68.7% | 2021 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 84 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 68.6% | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Netherlands | 68.5% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 68.2% | 2020 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 87 | Benin | 67.9% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 88 | Sudan | 67.6% | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 89 | Maldives | 67.2% | 2024 | up 631.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Kenya | 67.0% | 2016 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 91 | Austria | 66.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 92 | Monaco | 66.8% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 93 | Cook Islands | 66.8% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 64.3% | 2024 | up 582.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Marshall Islands | 63.5% | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 96 | Spain | 63.3% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 97 | Montserrat | 61.2% | 2019 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 98 | Senegal | 60.9% | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.7% | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 60.4% | 2019 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 59.4% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 102 | Suriname | 59.1% | 2021 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 103 | Gibraltar | 58.9% | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 104 | Puerto Rico | 58.5% | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 56.6% | 2024 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 106 | Uruguay | 56.3% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 107 | China | 56.2% | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 108 | Eritrea | 56.2% | 2022 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahamas | 53.3% | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 110 | Nepal | 52.5% | 2020 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 111 | Ghana | 51.8% | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 112 | Pakistan | 51.8% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 51.4% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 114 | Norway | 51.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 115 | Bermuda | 51.1% | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 116 | Liberia | 50.3% | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 117 | Chile | 48.9% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 118 | Comoros | 48.4% | 2018 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 44.8% | 2020 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 43.5% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 121 | Mali | 43.4% | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43.4% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.5% | 2024 | up 143.3% | rising |
| 124 | Jordan | 42.3% | 2024 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Djibouti | 40.7% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 126 | Israel | 40.7% | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 127 | Cyprus | 34.6% | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 128 | Cameroon | 34.5% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 129 | Germany | 33.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 130 | Republic of Korea | 30.9% | 2024 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 131 | Chad | 30.3% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 132 | Botswana | 29.4% | 2014 | up 776.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 134 | Aruba | 25.1% | 2014 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 135 | Belize | 24.9% | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 136 | Dominica | 24.6% | 2023 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.9% | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 138 | Lebanon | 21.3% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 139 | Tunisia | 20.8% | 2016 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 20.6% | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 19.8% | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 142 | Japan | 19.2% | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 143 | Jamaica | 18.5% | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritius | 16.6% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 145 | Congo | 15.2% | 2018 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 146 | Cayman Islands | 15.1% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 147 | Saint Lucia | 14.2% | 2022 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 148 | Qatar | 13.9% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.9% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 150 | Palestine, State of | 6.3% | 2023 | up 2,742.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Singapore | 5.0% | 2023 | up 174.2% | rising |
| 152 | Macau, China | 3.7% | 2024 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 153 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.0% | 2020 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 154 | British Virgin Islands | 1.7% | 2021 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 155 | Hong Kong, China | 1.6% | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 156 | New Zealand | 0.9% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 157 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2022 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 158 | Bahrain | 0.6% | 2005 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 159 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2020 | down 98.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release