Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
201
Highest
100.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
0.0%
Tuvalu
Median
28.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,785
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is 0.0% in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.9%, and the mean is 37.5%.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 3,379.8%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 100.0%).
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 100.0% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2015 | up 761.1% | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Guinea | 99.7% | 2020 | up 37.7% | flat |
| 8 | Ireland | 99.1% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | New Zealand | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Hong Kong, China | 98.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | British Virgin Islands | 98.1% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 98.0% | 2020 | up 388.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Macau, China | 96.3% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 95.3% | 2018 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 15 | Indonesia | 94.6% | 2018 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 16 | Palestine, State of | 93.7% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 17 | Singapore | 91.6% | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 18 | Oman | 90.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.1% | 2018 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 87.8% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 86.8% | 2021 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Qatar | 84.4% | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 84.3% | 2010 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Congo | 83.6% | 2018 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | 83.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 82.3% | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 80.8% | 2023 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 80.2% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 29 | Jamaica | 79.5% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 79.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Tunisia | 79.2% | 2016 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 78.7% | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 77.5% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 34 | Brunei Darussalam | 77.1% | 2020 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 35 | Belize | 75.1% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 36 | Aruba | 74.9% | 2014 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Dominica | 72.1% | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 38 | Gambia | 71.7% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 39 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 71.1% | 1995 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 41 | Botswana | 70.6% | 2014 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 42 | Chad | 69.7% | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 43 | Korea | 69.4% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 66.2% | 2017 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 66.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 46 | Cameroon | 65.5% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 64.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 63.9% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 49 | Djibouti | 59.3% | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59.1% | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Jordan | 57.7% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 52 | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.5% | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mali | 56.6% | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 56.5% | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 55 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.7% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 55.2% | 2020 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 57 | Belgium | 52.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 58 | Nigeria | 51.7% | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 59 | Cyprus | 51.6% | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 60 | Comoros | 51.6% | 2018 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 61 | Liberia | 49.7% | 2020 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 62 | Bermuda | 48.9% | 2023 | up 95.7% | falling |
| 63 | Pakistan | 48.2% | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 64 | Norway | 47.9% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 47.5% | 2020 | up 312.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Bahamas | 46.7% | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 45.5% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 44.0% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 69 | Eritrea | 43.8% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 70 | China | 43.8% | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 42.1% | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 40.6% | 2024 | up 3,379.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 40.5% | 2016 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 74 | United States of America | 40.2% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Timor-Leste | 39.6% | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 76 | Senegal | 38.8% | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.1% | 2023 | up 155.4% | rising |
| 78 | Israel | 36.0% | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 79 | United States Virgin Islands | 35.5% | 1993 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 34.6% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 34.2% | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 33.9% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 83 | Cook Islands | 33.2% | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Monaco | 33.2% | 2024 | up 59.8% | falling |
| 85 | Kenya | 33.0% | 2016 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 86 | Thailand | 32.8% | 2020 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 87 | Myanmar | 32.6% | 2018 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 88 | Spain | 32.5% | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 89 | Suriname | 32.4% | 2023 | up 1,448.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Sudan | 32.4% | 2019 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 91 | Montserrat | 32.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | 32.1% | 2022 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Netherlands | 31.5% | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 94 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 31.4% | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 95 | New Caledonia | 31.3% | 1994 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 96 | Kuwait | 31.3% | 2021 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 97 | Malaysia | 31.0% | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 30.6% | 2023 | up 119.1% | falling |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 30.4% | 2020 | up 550.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 101 | Madagascar | 28.9% | 2019 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 102 | Argentina | 28.6% | 2023 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 103 | Poland | 28.2% | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Burundi | 27.6% | 2025 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 105 | Austria | 27.5% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 106 | Italy | 27.2% | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 107 | Malta | 27.1% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 108 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.8% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 109 | Lesotho | 26.4% | 2016 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 110 | Togo | 26.2% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 111 | Gibraltar | 26.1% | 2024 | up 412.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Paraguay | 26.1% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 113 | Ecuador | 25.9% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 114 | India | 25.4% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 25.2% | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 116 | Peru | 24.0% | 2024 | down 22.1% | flat |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 23.1% | 2020 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 118 | Angola | 22.4% | 2023 | up 1,523.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Egypt | 22.4% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 120 | Brazil | 22.1% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 121 | Denmark | 22.1% | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 21.0% | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 20.8% | 2019 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Cambodia | 20.0% | 2020 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Seychelles | 19.6% | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Sweden | 19.0% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 127 | Maldives | 18.8% | 2024 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18.5% | 2020 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Croatia | 18.4% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 130 | Viet Nam | 18.0% | 2021 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Colombia | 17.9% | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 132 | Türkiye | 17.3% | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Libya | 16.9% | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Uruguay | 16.4% | 2023 | down 56.9% | rising |
| 135 | French Polynesia | 15.8% | 1996 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 136 | Barbados | 15.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 15.6% | 2020 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Panama | 15.4% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 15.2% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 15.0% | 2019 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Rwanda | 14.8% | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Hungary | 14.8% | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 14.8% | 2018 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 14.6% | 2024 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 145 | France | 14.1% | 2024 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 146 | Finland | 14.0% | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Greece | 14.0% | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Mexico | 13.9% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 149 | Palau | 13.9% | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 150 | Honduras | 13.8% | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 151 | El Salvador | 13.7% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 152 | Bhutan | 13.7% | 2020 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.3% | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 154 | Nicaragua | 13.0% | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Niger | 13.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Guam | 12.9% | 1984 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 12.6% | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 158 | Guatemala | 12.4% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 159 | Philippines | 12.3% | 2020 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 160 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.3% | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 161 | American Samoa | 11.3% | 1992 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Guyana | 10.8% | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Serbia | 10.7% | 2024 | up 589.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Latvia | 10.3% | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Slovakia | 9.8% | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Guadeloupe | 9.7% | 1995 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.6% | 2020 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 168 | French Guiana | 8.7% | 1996 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 169 | Canada | 7.8% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 170 | Romania | 7.6% | 2023 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.3% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Réunion | 7.3% | 1996 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 173 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.1% | 2021 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 174 | South Africa | 6.8% | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 6.4% | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Lithuania | 5.7% | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Andorra | 5.4% | 2024 | up 200.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Slovenia | 5.4% | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Switzerland | 5.0% | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Montenegro | 4.9% | 2023 | up 156.1% | rising |
| 181 | Czechia | 4.6% | 2023 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Martinique | 4.5% | 1996 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 183 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.3% | 2021 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 184 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2023 | up 1,048.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | 3.5% | 2024 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Estonia | 3.3% | 2012 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Armenia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Bulgaria | 2.8% | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Liechtenstein | 2.5% | 2021 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 190 | Ukraine | 2.2% | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Russian Federation | 1.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Algeria | 1.2% | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Republic of Moldova | 0.8% | 2024 | up 249.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 195 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 196 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Iraq | 0.0% | 1993 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 0.0% | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release