Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) by country
Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or...
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 90.5% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.5%, and the mean is 26.6%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 195.0%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 90.5% | 2019 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 2 | South Korea | 89.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 85.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 71.4% | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.2% | 2016 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 6 | Slovenia | 62.0% | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 61.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Israel | 61.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 59.3% | 2018 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Belarus | 58.2% | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Russia | 56.3% | 2018 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 12 | Thailand | 53.9% | 2019 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 13 | Iceland | 48.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Namibia | 47.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Finland | 47.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Latvia | 43.5% | 2018 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 40.7% | 2018 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 40.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 40.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Cayman Islands | 40.4% | 2018 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 39.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 39.3% | 2019 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 38.9% | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 24 | San Marino | 38.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Montenegro | 37.1% | 2019 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 36.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 32.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 30.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 29.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 28.3% | 2018 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.2% | 2018 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 32 | Grenada | 26.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 26.6% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 26.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 25.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Moldova | 23.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 22.8% | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 22.2% | 2018 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 20.3% | 2019 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 19.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 18.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 18.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 16.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Vietnam | 15.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 15.2% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritius | 13.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 11.9% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.5% | 2016 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Bahrain | 10.6% | 2019 | up 195.0% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 7.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Dominica | 7.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Qatar | 6.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 6.0% | 2019 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 55 | Argentina | 5.5% | 2017 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 5.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Cambodia | 5.2% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Jamaica | 4.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 3.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 3.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Laos | 3.2% | 2019 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 3.2% | 2019 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.5% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Morocco | 1.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 1.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 1.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Turkey | 0.3% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 69 | Benin | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 35.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 35.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 34.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 34.1%
- European Union 33.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 28.5%
- Upper middle income 28.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 27.5%
- IBRD only 23.8%
- Middle income 23.4%
- Other small states 23.1%
- IDA blend 22.7%
- Low & middle income 22.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 20.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.9%
- Small states 19.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 19.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 18.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 17.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 17.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 15.5%
- IDA only 10.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 10.3%
- Least developed countries 7.4%
- Caribbean Small States 7.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.5%
- Low income 4.9%
- Arab World 1.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.9%
About this data
Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.