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