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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
176
Highest
81.2%
Suriname
Lowest
33.3%
Niue
Median
51.1%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,509

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 81.2% in Suriname; the lowest is 33.3% in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 51.1%, and the mean is 51.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 133.3%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 37.3%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Suriname 81.2% 2023 up 61.8% rising
2 Hong Kong, China 74.2% 2024 up 2.7% rising
3 Maldives 67.5% 2024 up 25.8% rising
4 British Virgin Islands 66.7% 2021 up 61.9% rising
5 Antigua and Barbuda 63.9% 2018 up 25.8% rising
6 Uzbekistan 58.9% 2024 up 14.3% rising
7 Cayman Islands 58.7% 2024 up 15.9% flat
8 Tokelau 56.2% 2023 up 4.5% flat
9 Monaco 55.6% 2024 up 2.5% flat
10 Tajikistan 55.0% 2017 up 2.5% flat
11 Liechtenstein 55.0% 2021 down 0.1% flat
12 Indonesia 54.9% 2018 rising
13 Bahrain 54.2% 2005 up 8.4% flat
14 Gibraltar 54.1% 2024 up 0.7% falling
15 Tuvalu 54.0% 2021 up 3.6% rising
16 New Zealand 54.0% 2024 up 8.5% rising
17 Macau, China 53.3% 2024 down 5.4% rising
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.2% 2023 up 1.4% flat
19 Azerbaijan 53.2% 2024 up 0.5% flat
20 Marshall Islands 53.2% 2022 up 5.1% flat
21 Belarus 52.9% 2024 up 0.9% flat
22 Malta 52.9% 2023 down 0.1% flat
23 Djibouti 52.8% 2023 up 5.4% flat
24 Montenegro 52.6% 2023 down 0.4% flat
25 Australia 52.5% 2021 up 0.5% flat
26 Philippines 52.5% 2020 up 2.3% flat
27 China 52.4% 2024 down 1.9% flat
28 Puerto Rico 52.4% 2023 up 3.4% flat
29 Slovenia 52.3% 2023 up 0.5% flat
30 Hungary 52.3% 2024 up 1.1% flat
31 Yemen 52.2% 2016 down 2.4% flat
32 Korea 52.1% 2024 up 0.6% flat
33 Bermuda 52.1% 2023 down 3.0% rising
34 Brunei Darussalam 52.0% 2020 up 0.3% flat
35 Ukraine 52.0% 2024 down 0.1% flat
36 Armenia 52.0% 2024 up 0.9% flat
37 Iceland 52.0% 2023 up 0.8% flat
38 Cyprus 52.0% 2024 up 1.5% flat
39 Aruba 52.0% 2014 down 0.7% flat
40 Czechia 52.0% 2023 up 0.1% flat
41 Croatia 52.0% 2023 up 0.0% flat
42 Denmark 51.9% 2024 up 1.2% flat
43 Viet Nam 51.9% 2021 down 2.4% flat
44 Pakistan 51.9% 2024 down 2.4% flat
45 Italy 51.9% 2023 down 0.1% flat
46 Republic of Moldova 51.9% 2024 down 0.3% flat
47 Greece 51.8% 2023 up 0.6% flat
48 Eritrea 51.8% 2022 up 1.9% flat
49 Andorra 51.8% 2024 up 5.0% flat
50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 51.8% 2020 up 5.5% rising
51 Latvia 51.8% 2024 up 0.7% flat
52 Germany 51.8% 2024 up 0.2% flat
53 Turks and Caicos Islands 51.8% 2022 down 0.3% flat
54 Albania 51.8% 2024 down 1.5% flat
55 Ireland 51.7% 2022 up 0.8% flat
56 Kazakhstan 51.7% 2020 up 0.1% flat
57 Lithuania 51.7% 2024 up 0.8% flat
58 North Macedonia 51.7% 2023 up 1.2% flat
59 Russian Federation 51.7% 2019 up 0.4% flat
60 Angola 51.7% 2023 up 27.6% falling
61 Spain 51.6% 2024 down 0.5% flat
62 Austria 51.6% 2024 down 0.4% flat
63 Sweden 51.6% 2024 down 0.3% flat
64 Slovakia 51.6% 2024 down 0.1% rising
65 Thailand 51.6% 2020 up 9.5% rising
66 Israel 51.5% 2024 up 0.2% flat
67 Serbia 51.5% 2024 up 0.2% flat
68 Burkina Faso 51.5% 2024 up 4.7% rising
69 Finland 51.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
70 Türkiye 51.5% 2023 down 1.2% flat
71 Bulgaria 51.5% 2024 down 0.2% flat
72 Norway 51.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
73 Egypt 51.4% 2024 down 1.3% flat
74 Canada 51.4% 2023 down 0.3% flat
75 Iraq 51.4% 2007 down 0.3% flat
76 Belgium 51.4% 2023 down 0.2% flat
77 Romania 51.3% 2023 up 0.3% flat
78 Switzerland 51.3% 2024 down 0.6% flat
79 Cuba 51.3% 2024 up 0.3% flat
80 Brazil 51.2% 2024 up 0.2% flat
81 Kenya 51.2% 2016 down 1.3% flat
82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.2% 2021 up 16.9% rising
83 France 51.2% 2024 up 0.1% flat
84 Uruguay 51.1% 2023 up 0.3% flat
85 Lebanon 51.1% 2024 down 0.7% flat
86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 51.1% 2023 down 2.3% flat
87 Kyrgyzstan 51.1% 2021 up 0.3% flat
88 Chile 51.1% 2024 up 2.5% flat
89 Comoros 51.1% 2018 down 4.7% flat
90 United States of America 51.1% 2023 down 1.0% flat
91 Portugal 51.0% 2023 down 2.6% flat
92 Panama 51.0% 2024 down 0.0% flat
93 Poland 51.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
94 Mongolia 51.0% 2019 up 2.5% flat
95 Solomon Islands 51.0% 2019 down 1.5% flat
96 Sudan 51.0% 2019 up 2.9% flat
97 Ghana 51.0% 2024 up 1.2% flat
98 Netherlands 50.9% 2022 down 0.3% flat
99 Nigeria 50.9% 2023 down 1.7% flat
100 Syrian Arab Republic 50.9% 2024 down 2.2% flat
101 Jamaica 50.9% 2024 up 0.1% flat
102 Luxembourg 50.9% 2024 down 0.7% flat
103 Argentina 50.8% 2023 up 0.1% flat
104 Nepal 50.8% 2020 down 2.0% flat
105 Montserrat 50.8% 2019 up 8.4% falling
106 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.8% 2024 up 0.2% flat
107 Tunisia 50.8% 2023 down 0.8% flat
108 Paraguay 50.8% 2024 down 0.3% flat
109 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.8% 2021 down 0.9% flat
110 Costa Rica 50.7% 2024 down 0.5% flat
111 Malaysia 50.7% 2024 up 0.4% flat
112 Peru 50.7% 2024 up 0.3% flat
113 Colombia 50.7% 2022 down 0.9% flat
114 Guyana 50.7% 2023 down 0.8% flat
115 Algeria 50.7% 2024 down 1.2% flat
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.6% 2018 down 4.7% flat
117 Bhutan 50.6% 2020 up 2.7% flat
118 Grenada 50.6% 2023 down 3.4% flat
119 Dominican Republic 50.5% 2024 down 0.3% flat
120 Guatemala 50.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
121 Cape Verde 50.5% 2022 up 0.6% flat
122 Trinidad and Tobago 50.5% 2023 flat
123 San Marino 50.5% 2024 up 1.7% falling
124 Morocco 50.4% 2024 down 1.3% flat
125 Seychelles 50.4% 2024 down 1.2% flat
126 Rwanda 50.4% 2024 up 2.5% rising
127 Honduras 50.4% 2024 down 0.1% flat
128 Mexico 50.3% 2024 down 0.5% flat
129 Nicaragua 50.3% 2023 down 0.3% flat
130 Zimbabwe 50.3% 2020 down 1.0% flat
131 South Africa 50.2% 2023 down 0.5% flat
132 Timor-Leste 50.2% 2019 up 1.6% flat
133 Cambodia 50.2% 2020 up 1.0% flat
134 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.2% 2020 up 2.0% rising
135 Oman 50.1% 2024 up 4.6% flat
136 Barbados 50.1% 2024 down 0.4% flat
137 El Salvador 50.1% 2024 down 0.4% flat
138 Saudi Arabia 50.1% 2024 up 6.8% falling
139 Benin 50.0% 2022 up 1.1% flat
140 Mauritius 50.0% 2024 up 0.9% flat
141 Dominica 50.0% 2023 up 133.3% rising
142 Ecuador 49.9% 2024 down 1.1% flat
143 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 49.9% 2024 down 2.0% flat
144 Bahamas 49.9% 2024 down 0.6% flat
145 Liberia 49.9% 2020 down 3.4% falling
146 Cameroon 49.8% 2024 up 0.3% flat
147 Kuwait 49.7% 2021 up 2.1% flat
148 Chad 49.7% 2024 down 2.1% flat
149 Myanmar 49.5% 2018 up 2.2% falling
150 Burundi 49.4% 2025 down 0.5% falling
151 Jordan 49.4% 2024 up 1.4% falling
152 Belize 49.2% 2024 down 1.8% flat
153 Bangladesh 49.1% 2020 down 2.7% flat
154 Congo 49.1% 2018 down 1.6% flat
155 Togo 49.1% 2024 up 0.2% flat
156 Sri Lanka 49.0% 2020 up 2.0% flat
157 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 49.0% 2023 up 1.8% flat
158 Niger 48.8% 2024 down 1.1% flat
159 Georgia 48.8% 2007 down 3.2% flat
160 Botswana 48.7% 2014 down 7.0% flat
161 Mali 48.5% 2023 down 2.8% flat
162 Central African Republic 48.5% 2017 down 2.2% flat
163 Naoero 48.3% 2020 down 15.0% rising
164 Sao Tome and Principe 48.2% 2016 down 2.5% flat
165 Palestine, State of 48.0% 2023 down 0.3% falling
166 Côte d'Ivoire 48.0% 2024 down 3.9% flat
167 Gambia 47.9% 2021 down 0.5% flat
168 Sierra Leone 47.9% 2021 down 3.3% flat
169 Madagascar 47.4% 2019 down 4.1% flat
170 Qatar 47.3% 2024 up 0.5% rising
171 Saint Lucia 47.3% 2022 down 1.9% flat
172 Senegal 46.7% 2024 down 2.1% flat
173 Guinea 45.3% 2020 down 8.3% falling
174 United Arab Emirates 43.4% 2024 falling
175 Cook Islands 37.6% 2024 down 24.2% falling
176 Niue 33.3% 2024 down 37.3% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, male (%)
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