Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) by country
Total number of females 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, female (number) is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 4.35 million number in Indonesia; the lowest is 100 number in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,623 number, and the mean is 170,327 number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43,495.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 1,075.6%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 56.0%).
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 4.35 million number | 2018 | up 157.9% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 1.74 million number | 2018 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 523,535 number | 2018 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 431,032 number | 2018 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 386,666 number | 2019 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 6 | Vietnam | 355,826 number | 2019 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 351,778 number | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Ghana | 250,297 number | 2019 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 227,429 number | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 202,161 number | 2018 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 190,920 number | 2018 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cuba | 152,411 number | 2019 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 13 | Israel | 151,293 number | 2018 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 14 | Venezuela | 124,050 number | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 105,934 number | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 16 | Ukraine | 88,901 number | 2019 | — | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 85,325 number | 2018 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 80,325 number | 2018 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 19 | Argentina | 60,097 number | 2017 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 50,448 number | 2018 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 49,539 number | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Peru | 45,107 number | 2019 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 23 | New Zealand | 36,755 number | 2018 | — | flat |
| 24 | Belarus | 33,432 number | 2018 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 25 | Cambodia | 28,859 number | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 27,781 number | 2018 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 27,573 number | 2018 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 26,136 number | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 24,673 number | 2019 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 18,543 number | 2019 | up 532.2% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 16,623 number | 2018 | up 1,075.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Mongolia | 15,423 number | 2012 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 12,649 number | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 12,321 number | 2018 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 11,876 number | 2018 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 11,204 number | 2019 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,931 number | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 9,313 number | 2018 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 8,162 number | 2019 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 40 | Moldova | 7,923 number | 2019 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 41 | Laos | 7,369 number | 2019 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Estonia | 5,687 number | 2018 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 4,224 number | 2018 | up 149.5% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 4,084 number | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 45 | Turkey | 3,535 number | 2018 | — | rising |
| 46 | Rwanda | 3,400 number | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Jamaica | 3,064 number | 2019 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 48 | Iceland | 2,894 number | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,715 number | 2019 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 50 | Montenegro | 2,606 number | 2019 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Qatar | 2,444 number | 2019 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 52 | Panama | 2,218 number | 2017 | — | rising |
| 53 | Bahrain | 2,169 number | 2019 | up 203.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritius | 856 number | 2019 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 818 number | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 56 | Antigua and Barbuda | 623 number | 2018 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 483 number | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 58 | Brunei | 448 number | 2008 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 59 | Cayman Islands | 288 number | 2018 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 60 | British Virgin Islands | 234 number | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 61 | Dominica | 100 number | 2019 | down 13.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.82 million number
- Low & middle income 12.20 million number
- Middle income 12.12 million number
- IDA & IBRD total 12.12 million number
- IBRD only 8.59 million number
- Upper middle income 8.12 million number
- East Asia & Pacific 6.02 million number
- Early-demographic dividend 5.68 million number
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 5.42 million number
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.35 million number
- Late-demographic dividend 3.65 million number
- IDA total 3.49 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.19 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.19 million number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.19 million number
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.78 million number
- IDA blend 2.78 million number
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.62 million number
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.50 million number
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.47 million number
- Europe & Central Asia 2.00 million number
- European Union 1.17 million number
- Euro area 803,490 number
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 792,054 number
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 769,772 number
- IDA only 575,265 number
- Least developed countries 516,651 number
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 263,888 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 202,485 number
- Low income 109,976 number
- Small states 79,274 number
- Other small states 73,347 number
- Central Europe and the Baltics 70,438 number
- Arab World 52,010 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 18,760 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18,760 number
- Caribbean Small States 5,775 number
About this data
Total number of females 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.