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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
171 places, 2,452 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release