Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
183
Highest
100.0%
Cuba
Lowest
0.3%
Guinea
Median
71.4%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
3,097

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.3% in Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 71.4%, and the mean is 64.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 309.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 3,355.2%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 98.8%).

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cuba 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Georgia 100.0% 2008 up 0.1% flat
1 Iraq 100.0% 2007 unchanged flat
1 Naoero 100.0% 2020 unchanged rising
1 San Marino 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Tajikistan 100.0% 2017 unchanged flat
1 Turkmenistan 100.0% 2024 flat
1 Tuvalu 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Niue 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Tokelau 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
11 Belarus 100.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
12 Republic of Moldova 99.2% 2024 down 0.6% flat
13 Algeria 98.8% 2024 up 14.2% rising
14 Russian Federation 98.4% 2019 down 1.6% flat
15 Ukraine 97.8% 2024 down 1.3% flat
16 Liechtenstein 97.5% 2021 up 0.4% flat
17 Bulgaria 97.2% 2024 down 1.7% flat
18 Armenia 97.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
19 Estonia 96.7% 2012 down 1.8% flat
20 Azerbaijan 96.5% 2024 down 2.2% flat
21 North Macedonia 96.1% 2023 down 3.6% flat
22 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% 2021 down 1.5% flat
23 Czechia 95.4% 2023 down 2.2% flat
24 Montenegro 95.1% 2023 down 3.0% falling
25 Switzerland 95.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
26 Slovenia 94.6% 2023 down 2.5% falling
27 Andorra 94.6% 2024 down 3.7% flat
28 Lithuania 94.3% 2024 down 3.2% falling
29 Grenada 93.6% 2023 up 107.5% rising
30 South Africa 93.2% 2023 up 0.2% rising
31 Tanzania, United Republic of 92.9% 2021 down 2.4% flat
32 Sao Tome and Principe 92.7% 2016 down 7.3% falling
33 Romania 92.4% 2023 down 5.0% falling
34 Canada 92.2% 2023 down 0.5% flat
35 Slovakia 90.2% 2024 down 5.0% falling
36 Latvia 89.7% 2024 down 4.2% falling
37 Serbia 89.3% 2024 down 9.3% falling
38 Guyana 89.2% 2023 down 3.1% falling
39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 88.7% 2024 up 3.1% flat
40 Philippines 87.7% 2020 up 38.8% rising
41 Guatemala 87.6% 2024 up 4.9% rising
42 Costa Rica 87.4% 2024 down 0.8% flat
43 Niger 87.0% 2024 down 0.2% rising
44 Nicaragua 87.0% 2023 up 3.5% rising
45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 86.7% 2024 up 9.6% flat
46 Bhutan 86.3% 2020 up 171.4% rising
47 El Salvador 86.3% 2024 up 4.7% rising
48 Honduras 86.2% 2024 down 2.1% rising
49 Palau 86.1% 2020 up 11.0% rising
50 Mexico 86.1% 2024 up 0.3% falling
51 Greece 86.0% 2023 down 7.9% falling
52 Finland 86.0% 2024 down 6.0% falling
53 France 85.9% 2024 down 1.7% flat
54 Albania 85.4% 2024 down 8.9% falling
55 Namibia 85.2% 2018 volatile
56 Hungary 85.2% 2024 down 6.2% falling
57 Rwanda 85.2% 2024 up 106.2% volatile
58 Mongolia 85.0% 2019 down 10.3% falling
59 Iceland 84.8% 2023 down 2.7% falling
60 Panama 84.6% 2024 up 5.8% rising
61 Zimbabwe 84.4% 2020 up 1,380.7% rising
62 Barbados 84.3% 2024 down 0.6% flat
63 Uruguay 83.6% 2023 up 34.9% falling
64 Türkiye 82.7% 2023 down 6.5% falling
65 Colombia 82.1% 2022 up 14.0% rising
66 Viet Nam 82.0% 2021 up 22.0% rising
67 Croatia 81.6% 2023 down 4.7% falling
68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 81.5% 2020 up 6.5% flat
69 Maldives 81.2% 2024 up 784.1% volatile
70 Sweden 81.0% 2024 down 1.9% falling
71 Seychelles 80.4% 2024 down 10.2% falling
72 Cambodia 80.0% 2020 up 20.0% rising
73 Solomon Islands 79.2% 2019 up 3.7% flat
74 Luxembourg 79.0% 2024 down 12.3% falling
75 Denmark 78.0% 2024 down 5.6% rising
76 Brazil 77.9% 2024 up 4.5% rising
77 Egypt 77.6% 2024 up 2.7% rising
78 Angola 77.6% 2023 down 21.3% rising
79 Peru 76.0% 2024 up 9.9% falling
80 Marshall Islands 74.8% 2022 down 8.7% falling
81 Ecuador 74.1% 2024 up 0.9% rising
82 Paraguay 73.9% 2024 up 9.8% flat
83 Gibraltar 73.9% 2024 down 22.2% falling
84 Togo 73.8% 2024 up 16.0% rising
85 Lesotho 73.6% 2016 volatile
86 Côte d'Ivoire 73.2% 2024 up 4.8% rising
87 Malta 72.9% 2023 up 2.7% rising
88 Italy 72.8% 2023 up 3.3% flat
89 Austria 72.5% 2024 up 1.1% falling
90 Burundi 72.4% 2025 up 67.7% rising
91 Poland 71.8% 2024 down 10.5% falling
92 Argentina 71.4% 2023 up 4.4% flat
93 Madagascar 71.1% 2019 up 716.4% volatile
94 Sierra Leone 70.5% 2021 up 19.6% rising
95 Kazakhstan 69.6% 2020 down 27.0% falling
96 Puerto Rico 69.4% 2023 down 19.3% falling
97 Malaysia 69.0% 2024 up 24.3% flat
98 Kuwait 68.7% 2021 up 19.9% falling
99 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68.6% 2023 up 36.8% volatile
100 Netherlands 68.5% 2022 down 2.3% flat
101 Benin 67.9% 2022 down 8.3% falling
102 Montserrat 67.8% 2019 down 32.2% falling
103 Sudan 67.6% 2019 down 10.3% falling
104 Suriname 67.6% 2023 down 31.0% rising
105 Spain 67.5% 2024 down 1.4% flat
106 Myanmar 67.4% 2018 up 61.6% rising
107 Thailand 67.2% 2020 down 3.4% flat
108 Kenya 67.0% 2016 up 3.6% falling
109 Monaco 66.8% 2024 down 15.7% falling
110 Cook Islands 66.8% 2024 down 4.3% falling
111 Saudi Arabia 66.1% 2024 up 33.5% rising
112 Morocco 65.8% 2024 up 596.0% volatile
113 Ghana 65.4% 2024 down 13.3% flat
114 Israel 64.0% 2024 up 3.1% falling
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.9% 2023 down 27.2% falling
116 Senegal 61.2% 2024 up 65.5% rising
117 Timor-Leste 60.4% 2019 up 20.2% rising
118 United States of America 59.8% 2023 up 1.2% flat
119 Yemen 59.5% 2016 up 16.6% falling
120 Uzbekistan 59.4% 2024 down 39.9% falling
121 Turks and Caicos Islands 57.9% 2022 up 13.4% rising
122 China 56.2% 2024 up 15.0% falling
123 Eritrea 56.2% 2022 up 20.9% volatile
124 Dominican Republic 56.0% 2024 up 34.9% falling
125 Portugal 54.5% 2023 up 1.2% rising
126 Bahamas 53.3% 2024 up 42.1% rising
127 Nepal 52.5% 2020 down 40.6% falling
128 Norway 52.1% 2024 down 3.0% falling
129 Pakistan 51.8% 2024 down 21.3% falling
130 Bermuda 51.1% 2023 down 48.9% falling
131 Liberia 50.3% 2020 down 24.9% falling
132 Comoros 48.4% 2018 up 28.3% rising
133 Cyprus 48.4% 2024 down 7.7% falling
134 Nigeria 48.3% 2023 down 33.4% falling
135 Belgium 47.1% 2023 down 0.0% flat
136 Bangladesh 44.8% 2020 down 13.1% flat
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44.3% 2021 up 9.6% rising
138 Cape Verde 43.5% 2022 down 4.5% flat
139 Mali 43.4% 2023 up 54.5% rising
140 Syrian Arab Republic 42.5% 2024 up 143.3% rising
141 Jordan 42.3% 2024 up 118.7% volatile
142 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.9% 2023 down 13.2% falling
143 Djibouti 40.7% 2023 down 5.4% rising
144 Chile 36.1% 2024 up 10.2% falling
145 Germany 35.7% 2024 up 1.8% flat
146 Cameroon 34.5% 2024 down 7.5% falling
147 United Arab Emirates 34.0% 2024 falling
148 Central African Republic 33.8% 2017 down 26.5% falling
149 Korea 30.6% 2024 up 57.6% rising
150 Chad 30.3% 2024 down 37.3% falling
151 Botswana 29.4% 2014 up 776.4% volatile
152 Trinidad and Tobago 28.9% 2023 rising
153 Gambia 28.3% 2021 up 21.4% rising
154 Dominica 27.9% 2023 up 3,355.2% volatile
155 Aruba 25.1% 2014 up 20.7% rising
156 Belize 24.9% 2024 up 49.9% rising
157 Brunei Darussalam 22.9% 2020 down 18.2% falling
158 Cayman Islands 22.5% 2024 up 30.3% volatile
159 Lebanon 21.3% 2024 down 6.7% rising
160 Tunisia 20.8% 2016 up 53.5% rising
161 Burkina Faso 20.6% 2024 up 4.5% volatile
162 Jamaica 20.5% 2024 up 38.8% rising
163 Sri Lanka 19.8% 2020 up 10.1% rising
164 Japan 19.2% 2023 down 31.7% falling
165 Mauritius 16.8% 2024 down 16.6% rising
166 Congo 16.4% 2018 down 17.4% rising
167 Qatar 15.6% 2024 down 23.7% rising
168 Australia 13.2% 2021 down 46.0% falling
169 Saint Lucia 12.2% 2022 down 49.4% falling
170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.9% 2018 rising
171 Oman 9.8% 2024 down 63.3% falling
172 Singapore 8.4% 2023 up 209.7% rising
173 Palestine, State of 6.3% 2023 up 2,742.5% volatile
174 Indonesia 5.4% 2018 up 326.9% volatile
175 Antigua and Barbuda 4.7% 2018 down 11.5% rising
176 Macau, China 3.7% 2024 up 44.3% falling
177 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.0% 2020 down 97.5% volatile
178 British Virgin Islands 1.9% 2021 down 2.7% rising
179 Hong Kong, China 1.6% 2024 up 64.9% volatile
180 New Zealand 1.0% 2024 down 37.0% falling
181 Ireland 0.9% 2022 down 52.0% falling
182 Bahrain 0.6% 2005 down 21.9% falling
183 Guinea 0.3% 2020 down 98.8% volatile

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
183 places, 3,097 data points, 1998–2025
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February 2026 Data Release