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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
176
Highest
66.7%
Niue
Lowest
18.8%
Suriname
Median
48.9%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,509

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 66.7% in Niue; the lowest is 18.8% in Suriname.

The median across all reporting countries is 48.9%, and the mean is 48.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Niue (up 42.2%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 62.3%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Niue 66.7% 2024 up 42.2% rising
2 Cook Islands 62.4% 2024 up 23.7% rising
3 United Arab Emirates 56.6% 2024 rising
4 Guinea 54.7% 2020 up 8.1% rising
5 Senegal 53.3% 2024 up 1.9% flat
6 Saint Lucia 52.7% 2022 up 1.8% flat
7 Qatar 52.7% 2024 down 0.5% flat
8 Madagascar 52.6% 2019 up 4.0% flat
9 Sierra Leone 52.1% 2021 up 3.2% flat
10 Gambia 52.1% 2021 up 0.5% flat
11 Côte d'Ivoire 52.0% 2024 up 3.9% flat
12 Palestine, State of 52.0% 2023 up 0.3% rising
13 Sao Tome and Principe 51.8% 2016 up 2.5% flat
14 Naoero 51.7% 2020 up 19.7% falling
15 Central African Republic 51.5% 2017 up 2.2% flat
16 Mali 51.5% 2023 up 2.8% flat
17 Botswana 51.3% 2014 up 7.7% flat
18 Georgia 51.2% 2007 up 3.3% flat
19 Niger 51.2% 2024 up 1.0% flat
20 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 51.0% 2023 down 1.7% flat
21 Sri Lanka 51.0% 2020 down 1.9% flat
22 Togo 50.9% 2024 down 0.2% flat
23 Congo 50.9% 2018 up 1.6% flat
24 Bangladesh 50.9% 2020 up 2.7% flat
25 Belize 50.8% 2024 up 1.8% flat
26 Jordan 50.6% 2024 down 1.4% rising
27 Burundi 50.6% 2025 up 0.5% rising
28 Myanmar 50.5% 2018 down 2.1% rising
29 Chad 50.3% 2024 up 2.1% flat
30 Kuwait 50.3% 2021 down 2.0% flat
31 Cameroon 50.2% 2024 down 0.3% flat
32 Liberia 50.1% 2020 up 3.6% rising
33 Bahamas 50.1% 2024 up 0.6% flat
34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 50.1% 2024 up 2.1% flat
35 Ecuador 50.1% 2024 up 1.1% flat
36 Dominica 50.0% 2023 down 36.4% falling
37 Mauritius 50.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
38 Benin 50.0% 2022 down 1.0% flat
39 Saudi Arabia 49.9% 2024 down 6.0% rising
40 El Salvador 49.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
41 Barbados 49.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
42 Oman 49.9% 2024 down 4.2% flat
43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.8% 2020 down 2.0% flat
44 Cambodia 49.8% 2020 down 1.0% flat
45 Timor-Leste 49.8% 2019 down 1.5% flat
46 South Africa 49.8% 2023 up 0.5% flat
47 Zimbabwe 49.7% 2020 up 1.0% flat
48 Nicaragua 49.7% 2023 up 0.3% flat
49 Mexico 49.7% 2024 up 0.5% flat
50 Honduras 49.6% 2024 up 0.1% flat
51 Rwanda 49.6% 2024 down 2.4% falling
52 Seychelles 49.6% 2024 up 1.3% flat
53 Morocco 49.6% 2024 up 1.3% flat
54 San Marino 49.5% 2024 down 1.7% rising
55 Trinidad and Tobago 49.5% 2023 flat
56 Cape Verde 49.5% 2022 down 0.6% flat
57 Guatemala 49.5% 2024 down 0.3% flat
58 Dominican Republic 49.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
59 Grenada 49.4% 2023 up 3.7% flat
60 Bhutan 49.4% 2020 down 2.6% flat
61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.4% 2018 up 5.4% rising
62 Algeria 49.3% 2024 up 1.2% flat
63 Guyana 49.3% 2023 up 0.8% flat
64 Colombia 49.3% 2022 up 0.9% flat
65 Peru 49.3% 2024 down 0.3% flat
66 Malaysia 49.3% 2024 down 0.4% flat
67 Costa Rica 49.3% 2024 up 0.5% flat
68 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.2% 2021 up 1.0% flat
69 Paraguay 49.2% 2024 up 0.3% flat
70 Tunisia 49.2% 2023 up 0.8% rising
71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.2% 2024 down 0.2% flat
72 Montserrat 49.2% 2019 down 7.4% flat
73 Nepal 49.2% 2020 up 2.2% flat
74 Argentina 49.2% 2023 down 0.2% flat
75 Luxembourg 49.1% 2024 up 0.7% flat
76 Jamaica 49.1% 2024 down 0.1% flat
77 Syrian Arab Republic 49.1% 2024 up 2.4% flat
78 Nigeria 49.1% 2023 up 1.8% flat
79 Netherlands 49.1% 2022 up 0.3% flat
80 Ghana 49.0% 2024 down 1.2% flat
81 Sudan 49.0% 2019 down 2.9% flat
82 Solomon Islands 49.0% 2019 up 1.6% flat
83 Mongolia 49.0% 2019 down 2.5% flat
84 Poland 49.0% 2024 up 0.9% flat
85 Panama 49.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
86 Portugal 49.0% 2023 up 2.9% flat
87 United States of America 48.9% 2023 up 1.0% flat
88 Comoros 48.9% 2018 up 5.5% flat
89 Chile 48.9% 2024 down 2.5% flat
90 Kyrgyzstan 48.9% 2021 down 0.3% flat
91 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48.9% 2023 up 2.5% flat
92 Lebanon 48.9% 2024 up 0.7% flat
93 Uruguay 48.9% 2023 down 0.3% flat
94 France 48.8% 2024 down 0.1% flat
95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.8% 2021 down 13.2% falling
96 Kenya 48.8% 2016 up 1.4% flat
97 Brazil 48.8% 2024 down 0.2% flat
98 Cuba 48.7% 2024 down 0.3% flat
99 Switzerland 48.7% 2024 up 0.7% flat
100 Romania 48.7% 2023 down 0.3% flat
101 Belgium 48.6% 2023 up 0.2% flat
102 Iraq 48.6% 2007 up 0.3% flat
103 Canada 48.6% 2023 up 0.3% flat
104 Egypt 48.6% 2024 up 1.4% flat
105 Norway 48.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
106 Bulgaria 48.5% 2024 up 0.2% flat
107 Türkiye 48.5% 2023 up 1.3% flat
108 Finland 48.5% 2024 down 0.3% flat
109 Burkina Faso 48.5% 2024 down 4.6% falling
110 Serbia 48.5% 2024 down 0.2% flat
111 Israel 48.5% 2024 down 0.2% flat
112 Thailand 48.4% 2020 down 8.5% falling
113 Slovakia 48.4% 2024 up 0.1% falling
114 Sweden 48.4% 2024 up 0.3% flat
115 Austria 48.4% 2024 up 0.4% flat
116 Spain 48.4% 2024 up 0.6% flat
117 Angola 48.3% 2023 down 18.8% rising
118 Russian Federation 48.3% 2019 down 0.4% flat
119 North Macedonia 48.3% 2023 down 1.2% flat
120 Lithuania 48.3% 2024 down 0.9% flat
121 Kazakhstan 48.3% 2020 down 0.1% flat
122 Ireland 48.3% 2022 down 0.9% flat
123 Albania 48.2% 2024 up 1.7% flat
124 Turks and Caicos Islands 48.2% 2022 up 0.4% flat
125 Germany 48.2% 2024 down 0.2% flat
126 Latvia 48.2% 2024 down 0.7% flat
127 Iran, Islamic Republic of 48.2% 2020 down 5.3% falling
128 Andorra 48.2% 2024 down 4.9% flat
129 Eritrea 48.2% 2022 down 2.0% flat
130 Greece 48.2% 2023 down 0.7% flat
131 Republic of Moldova 48.1% 2024 up 0.3% flat
132 Italy 48.1% 2023 up 0.1% flat
133 Pakistan 48.1% 2024 up 2.7% flat
134 Viet Nam 48.1% 2021 up 2.7% flat
135 Denmark 48.1% 2024 down 1.3% flat
136 Croatia 48.0% 2023 down 0.0% flat
137 Czechia 48.0% 2023 down 0.1% flat
138 Aruba 48.0% 2014 up 0.8% flat
139 Cyprus 48.0% 2024 down 1.5% flat
140 Iceland 48.0% 2023 down 0.8% flat
141 Armenia 48.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
142 Ukraine 48.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
143 Brunei Darussalam 48.0% 2020 down 0.3% flat
144 Bermuda 47.9% 2023 up 3.5% falling
145 Korea 47.9% 2024 down 0.6% flat
146 Yemen 47.8% 2016 up 2.8% flat
147 Hungary 47.7% 2024 down 1.2% flat
148 Slovenia 47.7% 2023 down 0.5% flat
149 Puerto Rico 47.6% 2023 down 3.4% flat
150 China 47.6% 2024 up 2.2% flat
151 Philippines 47.5% 2020 down 2.4% flat
152 Australia 47.5% 2021 down 0.5% flat
153 Montenegro 47.4% 2023 up 0.4% flat
154 Djibouti 47.2% 2023 down 5.4% flat
155 Malta 47.1% 2023 up 0.1% flat
156 Belarus 47.1% 2024 down 1.0% flat
157 Marshall Islands 46.8% 2022 down 5.2% flat
158 Azerbaijan 46.8% 2024 down 0.5% flat
159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.8% 2023 down 1.6% flat
160 Macau, China 46.7% 2024 up 7.0% falling
161 New Zealand 46.0% 2024 down 8.4% falling
162 Tuvalu 46.0% 2021 down 3.9% falling
163 Gibraltar 45.9% 2024 down 0.8% rising
164 Bahrain 45.8% 2005 down 8.4% flat
165 Indonesia 45.1% 2018 falling
166 Liechtenstein 45.0% 2021 up 0.2% flat
167 Tajikistan 45.0% 2017 down 2.8% flat
168 Monaco 44.4% 2024 down 3.0% flat
169 Tokelau 43.8% 2023 down 5.2% flat
170 Cayman Islands 41.3% 2024 down 16.3% flat
171 Uzbekistan 41.1% 2024 down 15.2% falling
172 Antigua and Barbuda 36.1% 2018 down 26.7% falling
173 British Virgin Islands 33.3% 2021 down 43.3% falling
174 Maldives 32.5% 2024 down 29.8% falling
175 Hong Kong, China 25.8% 2024 down 7.1% falling
176 Suriname 18.8% 2023 down 62.3% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
176 places, 2,509 data points, 1998–2025
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February 2026 Data Release