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...
Countries reporting
63
Highest
8.06 million number
Indonesia
Lowest
202 number
Dominica
Median
38,211 number
Years covered
23
1997–2019
Data points
1,146
What the numbers show
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 8.06 million number in Indonesia; the lowest is 202 number in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 38,211 number, and the mean is 340,900 number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39,882.
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 |
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
- Sub-Saharan Africa 6.39 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.39 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6.38 million number
- Pre-demographic dividend 5.55 million number
- IDA blend 5.55 million number
- Latin America & Caribbean 5.51 million number
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5.26 million number
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.18 million number
- OECD members 4.49 million number
- High income 4.45 million number
- Post-demographic dividend 4.36 million number
- Europe & Central Asia 4.30 million number
- European Union 2.59 million number
- Euro area 1.82 million number
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.65 million number
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.61 million number
- IDA only 1.43 million number
- Least developed countries 1.05 million number
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 622,010 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 422,624 number
- Low income 225,788 number
- Small states 157,828 number
- Central Europe and the Baltics 146,168 number
- Other small states 145,660 number
- Arab World 109,260 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 38,767 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 38,767 number
- Caribbean Small States 11,876 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.