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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
159 places, 2,249 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release