Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
1.5%
Liechtenstein
Lowest
0.3%
Suriname
Median
1.0%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,452
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 1.5% in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 0.3% in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Liechtenstein (up 412.8%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 66.3%).
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 1.5% | 2021 | up 412.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Armenia | 1.4% | 2024 | up 43.5% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 1.3% | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 4 | Seychelles | 1.1% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1% | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 1.1% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 8 | Barbados | 1.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Namibia | 1.1% | 2018 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 10 | Senegal | 1.1% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Liberia | 1.1% | 2020 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Bahamas | 1.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | Congo | 1.1% | 2018 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 14 | Monaco | 1.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 15 | Malta | 1.1% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 17 | Gambia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 19 | Anguilla | 1.0% | 2022 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | British Virgin Islands | 1.0% | 2021 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 22 | Comoros | 1.0% | 2018 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.0% | 2018 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 24 | Oman | 1.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 27 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 28 | Uganda | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 29 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Pakistan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | Timor-Leste | 1.0% | 2019 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 34 | Samoa | 1.0% | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 1.0% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 38 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 1.0% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.0% | 2016 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 41 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2023 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 43 | Dominica | 1.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 44 | Lesotho | 1.0% | 2016 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 45 | Cameroon | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Angola | 1.0% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 47 | Belize | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Botswana | 1.0% | 2014 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 1.0% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 53 | Maldives | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Finland | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 55 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 1.0% | 2020 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 57 | Togo | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 59 | Sudan | 1.0% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 60 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 61 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 62 | Mali | 1.0% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 63 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 65 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 66 | Israel | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 67 | Panama | 1.0% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 68 | Benin | 1.0% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 69 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 70 | Guyana | 1.0% | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 73 | Niger | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 74 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.0% | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 76 | Cayman Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 77 | Austria | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 78 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 79 | Myanmar | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 80 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 81 | Romania | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 83 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 84 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 85 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 86 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 87 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2020 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 88 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 90 | France | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 91 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 92 | Spain | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 93 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 1.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 95 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 97 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 97 | Solomon Islands | 1.0% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 99 | Peru | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 100 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 101 | Rwanda | 1.0% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 102 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 103 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 104 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 105 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 106 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 107 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 108 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 109 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 110 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 111 | Gibraltar | 0.9% | 2024 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 112 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 113 | Norway | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 114 | Aruba | 0.9% | 2014 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 115 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 117 | Andorra | 0.9% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 120 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 121 | Germany | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 122 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 123 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 125 | Chile | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 126 | Macau, China | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 128 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 131 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 132 | Eritrea | 0.9% | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 133 | Qatar | 0.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 134 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2020 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 136 | Grenada | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 138 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 140 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 141 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 143 | Poland | 0.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 144 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2020 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 146 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 147 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 148 | Australia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 149 | Algeria | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 150 | Greece | 0.9% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 151 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 152 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 153 | Viet Nam | 0.9% | 2021 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 154 | Kuwait | 0.9% | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 155 | Albania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 156 | China | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9% | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 158 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 159 | Bhutan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 160 | Chad | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 161 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 162 | Canada | 0.9% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 163 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 164 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 0.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 166 | Yemen | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 167 | North Macedonia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 168 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2020 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 169 | Cook Islands | 0.7% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 170 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 171 | Suriname | 0.3% | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release