Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%) by country
Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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...
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 89.4% in South Korea; the lowest is 0.0% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.3%, and the mean is 27.4%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 183.2%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … female educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 89.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 89.0% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 84.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 70.8% | 2018 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 67.9% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 6 | Slovenia | 61.9% | 2018 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 61.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Israel | 60.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 58.8% | 2018 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Belarus | 57.8% | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Russia | 55.7% | 2018 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 54.1% | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 13 | Namibia | 50.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 47.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Iceland | 46.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 44.9% | 2018 | up 141.4% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 44.0% | 2018 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | 40.3% | 2018 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 40.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 40.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Serbia | 39.5% | 2019 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 39.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 38.9% | 2018 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 37.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 25 | San Marino | 37.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 36.7% | 2019 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 32.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 30.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 28.2% | 2018 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.2% | 2018 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 28.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 26.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Grenada | 26.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 26.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 24.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Moldova | 23.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 22.4% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 38 | Austria | 22.2% | 2018 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 20.6% | 2019 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 19.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 18.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 16.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Vietnam | 15.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 14.7% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritius | 13.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 12.3% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.2% | 2016 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahrain | 10.2% | 2019 | up 145.4% | rising |
| 49 | El Salvador | 7.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Dominica | 7.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Qatar | 6.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 5.8% | 2019 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 5.6% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 5.4% | 2017 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 5.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Jamaica | 4.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 3.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 3.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Laos | 3.1% | 2019 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 3.0% | 2019 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.5% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 1.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 1.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 1.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Turkey | 0.3% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | 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.
- East Asia & Pacific 37.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 36.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 36.1%
- Euro area 32.5%
- European Union 30.8%
- Upper middle income 29.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 28.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 26.3%
- IBRD only 24.9%
- Middle income 24.0%
- Other small states 23.6%
- IDA blend 23.2%
- Low & middle income 22.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 21.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 20.7%
- Small states 20.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 19.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 18.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 17.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 17.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 15.4%
- IDA only 8.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8.9%
- Least developed countries 7.4%
- Caribbean Small States 7.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.3%
- Low income 4.9%
- Arab World 1.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.8%
About this data
Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.