Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
57
Highest
100.0%
Niue
Lowest
0.0%
Gibraltar
Median
78.2%
Years covered
26
1999–2024
Data points
646
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niue; the lowest is 0.0% in Gibraltar.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.2%, and the mean is 62.5%.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 384.3%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 100.0%).
Percentage of enrolment in early … educational both sexes public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Moldova | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Russia | 98.4% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Thailand | 97.8% | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 97.7% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 11 | Ukraine | 97.4% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Montenegro | 95.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 95.6% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 14 | Slovenia | 93.4% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.9% | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 16 | El Salvador | 92.7% | 2024 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 91.5% | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 90.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 89.9% | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 20 | Serbia | 85.9% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 84.6% | 2024 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 84.4% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 80.8% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 80.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | San Marino | 80.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 79.7% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 27 | Venezuela | 79.5% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 78.5% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 78.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.6% | 2016 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 66.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 66.0% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 33 | Vietnam | 64.0% | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 61.1% | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.0% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 53.7% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 37 | Norway | 50.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 38 | Argentina | 49.9% | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 39 | Mexico | 44.7% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 43.8% | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.3% | 2021 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 42 | Laos | 37.6% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 43 | South Korea | 31.4% | 2024 | up 309.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 30.1% | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 29.4% | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Morocco | 29.2% | 2024 | up 384.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Germany | 27.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | Grenada | 25.0% | 2023 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 19.3% | 2022 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 50 | Paraguay | 14.0% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 5.0% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 2.4% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 53 | British Virgin Islands | 1.4% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 54 | New Zealand | 0.9% | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release