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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release