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...
Countries reporting
177
Highest
90.5%
Cuba
Lowest
0.0%
Zimbabwe
Median
0.0%
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
3,062
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 90.5% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0% in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 11.1%.
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 educational development program: 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 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Albania | 0.0% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 69 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Benin | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Belize | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Bolivia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2011 | — | flat |
| 69 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 69 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 69 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | China | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Congo | 0.0% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 69 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | flat |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | France | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 69 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | India | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Iran | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Italy | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Japan | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Liberia | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Macao | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 69 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Mali | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Malta | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Niger | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Oman | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Palau | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 69 | Poland | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Syria | 0.0% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 69 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Chad | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Togo | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | East Timor | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Tanzania | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 69 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 69 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2013 | — | flat |
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%
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.