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 64 countries. The highest value is 4.35 million number in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 number in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,036 number, and the mean is 162,343 number.
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, femal: 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 |
| 62 | Oman | 0 number | 2019 | — | flat |
| 62 | Palestine | 0 number | 2012 | — | flat |
| 62 | 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 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
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.