Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) by country
Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) 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...
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 8.06 million number in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 number in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 32,270 number, and the mean is 325,405 number.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 1,067.2%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 52.9%).
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 8.06 million number | 2018 | up 150.3% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 3.59 million number | 2018 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 1.09 million number | 2018 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 885,609 number | 2018 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 792,446 number | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 6 | Vietnam | 757,959 number | 2019 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 725,876 number | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Japan | 625,696 number | 2012 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ghana | 506,166 number | 2019 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 473,209 number | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 419,587 number | 2018 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 397,710 number | 2018 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 13 | Cuba | 318,941 number | 2019 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 14 | Israel | 315,068 number | 2018 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 295,942 number | 2014 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela | 258,372 number | 2017 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 219,992 number | 2018 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 18 | Ukraine | 184,246 number | 2019 | — | falling |
| 19 | Chile | 175,834 number | 2018 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 166,244 number | 2018 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 21 | Argentina | 124,541 number | 2017 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 104,402 number | 2018 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 101,722 number | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 91,622 number | 2019 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 25 | New Zealand | 76,269 number | 2018 | — | flat |
| 26 | Belarus | 69,460 number | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 57,102 number | 2018 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 56,617 number | 2018 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 55,846 number | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | 53,498 number | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 50,645 number | 2019 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 38,211 number | 2019 | up 532.7% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 33,628 number | 2018 | up 1,067.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Mongolia | 30,912 number | 2012 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 26,039 number | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 25,478 number | 2018 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 24,702 number | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 38 | Guatemala | 23,154 number | 2019 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,697 number | 2019 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 19,235 number | 2018 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 17,919 number | 2019 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 42 | Moldova | 16,319 number | 2019 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 43 | Laos | 15,208 number | 2019 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 11,692 number | 2018 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 8,846 number | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 8,628 number | 2018 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 8,387 number | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Rwanda | 6,690 number | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Jamaica | 6,429 number | 2019 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 50 | Iceland | 5,972 number | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,663 number | 2019 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 5,479 number | 2019 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Qatar | 5,382 number | 2019 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 54 | Bahrain | 4,559 number | 2019 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 4,467 number | 2017 | — | rising |
| 56 | Mauritius | 1,739 number | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 1,605 number | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,264 number | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 59 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 968 number | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 60 | Brunei | 922 number | 2008 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 61 | Cayman Islands | 587 number | 2018 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 62 | British Virgin Islands | 477 number | 2018 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 63 | Dominica | 202 number | 2019 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 64 | Oman | 0 number | 2019 | — | flat |
| 64 | Palestine | 0 number | 2012 | — | flat |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 0 number | 2019 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 27.58 million number
- Low & middle income 24.37 million number
- Middle income 24.16 million number
- IDA & IBRD total 24.15 million number
- IBRD only 16.83 million number
- Upper middle income 15.84 million number
- East Asia & Pacific 11.75 million number
- Early-demographic dividend 11.03 million number
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10.50 million number
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.32 million number
- Late-demographic dividend 7.60 million number
- IDA total 7.08 million number
About this data
Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) 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.