Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%) by country
Total male enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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...
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%) is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 92.0% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.2%, and the mean is 27.5%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 259.7%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 92.0% | 2019 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 2 | South Korea | 90.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 85.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 72.0% | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.5% | 2016 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 62.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Israel | 62.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Slovenia | 62.1% | 2018 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 59.7% | 2018 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Belarus | 58.6% | 2018 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | Russia | 57.0% | 2018 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 12 | Thailand | 53.6% | 2019 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 13 | Iceland | 49.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 47.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Namibia | 45.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Latvia | 43.1% | 2018 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 41.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 41.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Cayman Islands | 40.5% | 2018 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 39.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Serbia | 39.1% | 2019 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 38.9% | 2018 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 23 | San Marino | 38.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Montenegro | 37.6% | 2019 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 36.7% | 2018 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 35.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 33.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 30.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 29.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 28.4% | 2018 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.1% | 2018 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 32 | Grenada | 26.8% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 26.7% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 26.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 25.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Moldova | 23.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 23.1% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 22.2% | 2018 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 20.1% | 2019 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 19.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 18.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 16.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Vietnam | 16.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 15.7% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritius | 13.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.8% | 2016 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 11.5% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Bahrain | 10.9% | 2019 | up 259.7% | rising |
| 49 | El Salvador | 7.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Qatar | 7.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Dominica | 7.1% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 6.1% | 2019 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 5.6% | 2017 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 5.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Cambodia | 4.8% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Jamaica | 4.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 4.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 3.3% | 2019 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 3.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Laos | 3.2% | 2019 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 1.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 1.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 1.4% | 2017 | — | 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.
- Euro area 39.1%
- European Union 35.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 33.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 32.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 32.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 28.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 28.8%
- Upper middle income 26.7%
- Middle income 22.8%
- IBRD only 22.7%
- Other small states 22.7%
- IDA blend 22.1%
- Low & middle income 21.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 20.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 20.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 19.7%
- Small states 19.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 18.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 17.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 17.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 15.6%
- IDA only 12.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 11.7%
- Least developed countries 7.4%
- Caribbean Small States 7.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.6%
- Low income 5.0%
- 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 male enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.