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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
62.6%
Costa Rica
Lowest
20.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
51.5%
Years covered
26
1999–2024
Data points
595

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 62.6% in Costa Rica; the lowest is 20.0% in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 51.5%, and the mean is 51.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Lucia (up 15.9%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 74.3%).

Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Costa Rica 62.6% 2024 up 8.9% rising
1 Niue 51.0% 2024 up 8.4% rising
2 Saint Lucia 55.4% 2022 up 15.9% rising
3 Grenada 54.8% 2023 up 4.9% rising
4 Paraguay 54.0% 2024 up 4.7% flat
5 Azerbaijan 53.9% 2024 down 2.6% flat
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.4% 2023 down 1.9% flat
7 Panama 52.9% 2024 up 5.2% flat
8 Argentina 52.7% 2023 up 1.4% flat
9 Croatia 52.7% 2023 down 1.0% flat
10 Viet Nam 52.4% 2021 down 4.1% flat
11 Iceland 52.3% 2023 up 2.0% flat
12 Hungary 52.2% 2024 up 0.9% flat
13 Montenegro 52.1% 2023 down 1.4% flat
14 Spain 51.9% 2024 down 0.5% flat
15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 51.9% 2024 up 0.2% flat
16 Belarus 51.8% 2024 up 0.2% flat
17 Brazil 51.7% 2024 up 0.2% flat
18 Slovenia 51.7% 2023 up 0.5% flat
19 Lithuania 51.7% 2024 down 0.1% flat
20 Dominican Republic 51.6% 2024 up 0.0% flat
21 Guatemala 51.6% 2024 up 2.3% flat
22 Austria 51.6% 2024 down 0.9% flat
23 Denmark 51.6% 2024 up 0.1% flat
24 Russian Federation 51.5% 2019 down 1.8% flat
25 Chile 51.5% 2024 down 0.7% flat
26 Germany 51.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
27 Peru 51.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.5% 2020 down 0.2% flat
29 Romania 51.5% 2023 down 3.6% flat
30 Republic of Korea 51.5% 2024 down 0.1% flat
31 Mexico 51.4% 2024 down 1.0% flat
32 Norway 51.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
33 Sweden 51.4% 2024 down 0.2% flat
34 Thailand 51.3% 2020 up 2.0% flat
35 Uruguay 51.2% 2023 up 6.6% rising
36 Latvia 51.2% 2024 up 0.7% flat
37 Serbia 51.1% 2024 down 1.8% flat
38 Finland 51.1% 2024 up 0.3% flat
39 Republic of Moldova 51.1% 2024 down 1.7% flat
40 Ukraine 51.1% 2024 down 2.2% flat
41 New Zealand 51.1% 2024 up 0.2% flat
42 North Macedonia 51.0% 2023 down 2.3% flat
43 Ghana 50.7% 2024 up 0.7% flat
44 Cuba 50.4% 2024 up 0.5% flat
45 Puerto Rico 50.2% 2023 down 0.4% flat
46 Kyrgyzstan 50.2% 2021 down 2.7% flat
47 Morocco 49.9% 2024 down 6.9% falling
48 El Salvador 49.7% 2024 down 0.2% flat
49 Mauritius 49.3% 2020 down 6.2% flat
50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.3% 2021 down 5.9% falling
51 San Marino 48.3% 2024 down 9.3% falling
52 Cyprus 47.5% 2024 down 14.8% falling
53 British Virgin Islands 20.0% 2021 down 74.3% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
54 places, 595 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release