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Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) by country

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years...

Countries reporting
170
Highest
21.77 million number
China (People's Republic of)
Lowest
198 number
Bermuda
Median
85,746 number
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
2,361

What the numbers show

Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 21.77 million number in China (People's Republic of); the lowest is 198 number in Bermuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 85,746 number, and the mean is 480,089 number.

Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,522.8%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 56.0%).

Enrolment in early childhood education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China (People's Republic of) 21.77 million number 2019 up 95.8% rising
2 Indonesia 7.09 million number 2018 up 69.3% rising
3 Brazil 4.26 million number 2018 up 14.9% rising
4 Pakistan 3.79 million number 2019 up 27.9% rising
5 Russia 3.60 million number 2018 up 51.7% rising
6 Mexico 2.53 million number 2018 up 7.6% rising
7 Vietnam 2.47 million number 2019 up 83.9% rising
8 Bangladesh 1.79 million number 2018 up 240.1% rising
9 Germany 1.57 million number 2018 up 12.4% rising
10 Kenya 1.57 million number 2016 up 94.3% rising
11 Thailand 1.25 million number 2019 down 3.9% flat
12 France 1.24 million number 2018 down 0.7% rising
13 Ethiopia 1.21 million number 2015 up 1,522.8% volatile
14 Ghana 1.16 million number 2019 up 22.9% rising
15 Philippines 1.09 million number 2018 up 119.9% volatile
16 United Kingdom 1.06 million number 2018 up 94.7% rising
17 Korea 966,601 number 2018 down 1.1% flat
18 Argentina 897,757 number 2017 up 24.9% rising
19 Peru 874,352 number 2019 up 30.8% rising
20 Spain 855,470 number 2018 down 7.6% falling
21 Türkiye 721,977 number 2018 — rising
22 Egypt 717,683 number 2019 up 85.6% rising
23 Italy 715,157 number 2018 down 10.3% flat
24 Venezuela 710,002 number 2017 up 1.7% rising
25 Tanzania 706,547 number 2019 up 56.9% rising
26 Poland 661,347 number 2018 up 55.1% rising
27 Ukraine 615,485 number 2019 up 7.8% rising
28 Kazakhstan 548,533 number 2019 up 117.8% rising
29 South Africa 539,626 number 2012 up 106.6% rising
30 Sudan 530,865 number 2017 up 60.0% rising
31 Colombia 520,048 number 2007 up 5.7% rising
32 Malaysia 495,114 number 2019 up 24.8% rising
33 Madagascar 468,442 number 2019 up 417.2% volatile
34 Nepal 452,259 number 2019 up 9.0% volatile
35 Australia 444,918 number 2018 up 329.1% volatile
36 Israel 416,923 number 2018 up 115.5% rising
37 Uzbekistan 412,223 number 2019 up 58.0% rising
38 Chile 386,747 number 2018 up 91.2% rising
39 Morocco 366,974 number 2019 up 20.1% rising
40 Iran 349,658 number 2016 up 24.2% rising
41 Cuba 331,937 number 2019 down 4.4% falling
42 Ecuador 320,656 number 2018 up 68.5% rising
43 Uganda 307,450 number 2017 up 74.1% rising
44 Sweden 304,792 number 2018 up 6.6% rising
45 Guatemala 302,504 number 2019 up 4.0% rising
46 Cameroon 271,537 number 2019 up 87.4% volatile
47 Romania 263,443 number 2018 down 17.1% falling
48 Liberia 250,792 number 2017 — rising
49 Democratic Republic of Congo 240,601 number 2018 up 134.1% rising
50 Algeria 239,536 number 2010 up 882.5% volatile
51 Sri Lanka 235,090 number 2018 up 7.5% rising
52 Netherlands 233,214 number 2018 down 9.7% falling
53 Belgium 220,365 number 2012 up 12.4% rising
54 Belarus 199,586 number 2018 up 30.0% rising
55 Saudi Arabia 196,697 number 2019 up 125.5% rising
56 Zimbabwe 188,568 number 2013 down 6.5% falling
57 Dominican Republic 179,597 number 2019 up 61.3% rising
58 Czechia 175,630 number 2018 up 24.8% rising
59 Bolivia 174,480 number 2018 up 54.9% rising
60 Hungary 157,155 number 2018 up 0.6% flat
61 Austria 151,744 number 2018 up 14.0% rising
62 Rwanda 146,917 number 2019 up 95.4% rising
63 Norway 137,150 number 2018 up 69.0% rising
64 Denmark 136,132 number 2018 up 11.5% rising
65 Kyrgyzstan 132,566 number 2019 up 275.1% volatile
66 Senegal 131,734 number 2019 up 97.9% rising
67 El Salvador 130,328 number 2018 up 17.1% rising
68 Finland 127,567 number 2018 up 78.4% rising
69 Mongolia 126,610 number 2018 up 88.7% rising
70 Tunisia 122,346 number 2016 up 146.8% rising
71 Laos 119,366 number 2019 up 178.9% volatile
72 Honduras 117,330 number 2019 down 1.1% flat
73 Portugal 116,187 number 2018 down 9.8% rising
74 Guinea 114,815 number 2016 up 190.6% rising
75 Azerbaijan 110,394 number 2019 up 129.0% rising
76 United Arab Emirates 107,668 number 2016 up 150.2% rising
77 Bulgaria 106,881 number 2018 up 6.6% rising
78 Serbia 105,972 number 2019 up 15.8% rising
79 Lebanon 104,645 number 2019 up 40.8% rising
80 Cambodia 98,585 number 2012 up 114.0% rising
81 Cote d'Ivoire 94,906 number 2019 up 200.7% volatile
82 Uruguay 94,313 number 2018 up 47.6% rising
83 New Zealand 92,174 number 2018 — flat
84 Niger 90,013 number 2019 up 294.0% volatile
85 Togo 87,158 number 2019 up 316.6% volatile
86 Hong Kong 84,335 number 2019 up 26.7% rising
87 Benin 84,297 number 2019 up 71.3% volatile
88 Ireland 84,224 number 2018 up 137.8% rising
89 Switzerland 83,734 number 2018 up 13.6% rising
90 Greece 80,955 number 2012 up 14.4% rising
91 Slovak Republic 80,327 number 2018 up 16.7% rising
92 Palestine 72,207 number 2019 up 64.6% rising
93 Moldova 71,903 number 2019 up 36.1% rising
94 Costa Rica 71,018 number 2019 up 25.2% rising
95 Croatia 67,113 number 2018 up 50.9% rising
96 Sierra Leone 66,752 number 2019 up 163.1% rising
97 Jordan 65,820 number 2019 up 33.2% rising
98 Mali 65,546 number 2018 up 107.4% volatile
99 Lithuania 62,536 number 2018 up 13.9% rising
100 Burundi 60,893 number 2019 up 121.3% volatile
101 Jamaica 57,297 number 2019 down 20.6% falling
102 Burkina Faso 51,729 number 2019 up 149.6% rising
103 Panama 49,473 number 2017 up 5.1% rising
104 Latvia 46,639 number 2018 up 2.8% flat
105 Oman 43,466 number 2019 up 56.2% rising
106 Slovenia 41,848 number 2018 up 4.5% rising
107 Syria 41,642 number 2013 down 36.3% rising
108 Tajikistan 41,004 number 2017 up 58.7% rising
109 Albania 38,153 number 2012 down 8.1% falling
110 Kuwait 37,225 number 2019 up 9.0% rising
111 Georgia 35,219 number 2006 down 2.2% flat
112 Estonia 32,416 number 2018 up 35.8% rising
113 Lesotho 27,422 number 2016 up 2.5% falling
114 Congo 26,612 number 2012 up 240.3% volatile
115 Qatar 26,296 number 2019 up 119.2% volatile
116 Armenia 24,332 number 2019 down 8.9% rising
117 Solomon Islands 23,780 number 2018 up 5.9% rising
118 Eritrea 22,895 number 2018 up 31.6% rising
119 Equatorial Guinea 20,993 number 2015 up 84.5% rising
120 Puerto Rico 20,470 number 2018 down 56.0% falling
121 Bahrain 18,961 number 2019 up 49.9% rising
122 North Macedonia 18,334 number 2018 up 134.5% falling
123 Botswana 16,810 number 2015 up 61.1% rising
124 Trinidad and Tobago 16,007 number 2019 up 9.9% rising
125 Cyprus 15,510 number 2018 up 58.0% rising
126 Guyana 13,687 number 2012 down 22.4% falling
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,656 number 2019 up 52.4% rising
128 Mauritius 13,325 number 2019 down 25.5% falling
129 East Timor 12,011 number 2019 up 237.5% rising
130 Cape Verde 11,590 number 2018 up 5.0% rising
131 Central African Republic 10,708 number 2011 up 246.5% rising
132 Montenegro 10,169 number 2019 up 77.2% rising
133 Suriname 9,856 number 2019 up 12.5% rising
134 Maldives 9,582 number 2019 up 20.4% rising
135 Iceland 9,336 number 2018 up 55.9% rising
136 Macao 8,921 number 2019 up 103.6% rising
137 Chad 8,500 number 2019 down 18.1% falling
138 Luxembourg 8,472 number 2018 up 19.4% rising
139 Brunei 6,523 number 2019 up 2.2% rising
140 Vanuatu 6,393 number 2013 up 50.6% rising
141 Sao Tome and Principe 5,709 number 2017 up 52.2% rising
142 Fiji 4,580 number 2009 up 1.5% rising
143 Malta 4,402 number 2017 up 3.6% falling
144 Bhutan 3,936 number 2020 up 1,157.5% volatile
145 Belize 3,759 number 2019 up 23.2% rising
146 Barbados 2,784 number 2011 up 0.2% flat
147 Grenada 2,533 number 2017 up 48.0% rising
148 Saint Lucia 2,430 number 2019 up 27.7% rising
149 Samoa 2,082 number 2019 down 0.2% falling
150 Djibouti 1,986 number 2020 up 234.3% volatile
151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,849 number 2018 up 27.3% flat
152 Bahamas 1,813 number 2018 down 20.7% rising
153 Antigua and Barbuda 1,686 number 2018 down 6.1% falling
154 Seychelles 1,501 number 2019 up 3.3% rising
155 Aruba 1,362 number 2014 down 4.6% flat
156 Tonga 1,101 number 2015 up 72.8% rising
157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,053 number 2016 down 27.1% falling
158 Andorra 1,048 number 2019 down 8.1% falling
159 Cayman Islands 972 number 2018 up 88.0% rising
160 Dominica 843 number 2019 down 9.9% falling
161 Turks and Caicos Islands 570 number 2018 up 11.8% rising
162 San Marino 566 number 2019 up 20.4% rising
163 Marshall Islands 543 number 2016 down 22.2% falling
164 British Virgin Islands 493 number 2018 down 25.1% rising
165 Monaco 492 number 2020 up 14.7% flat
166 Liechtenstein 373 number 2016 down 3.6% falling
167 Tuvalu 310 number 2019 down 16.2% falling
168 Nauru 293 number 2019 down 11.5% rising
169 Palau 269 number 2014 down 18.5% falling
170 Bermuda 198 number 2015 up 5.9% falling

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.