School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) - Country Ranking

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Andorra 167.54 1983
2 Australia 166.16 2019
3 Liberia 125.18 2017
4 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 117.90 2019
5 Ghana 116.14 2020
6 Belgium 113.51 2019
7 Czech Republic 113.39 2019
8 Malta 111.04 2019
9 Israel 110.06 2019
10 Germany 107.90 2019
11 France 106.24 2019
12 United Kingdom 105.88 2019
13 Philippines 105.10 2019
14 Liechtenstein 104.58 2019
15 San Marino 103.84 2020
16 Peru 102.91 2020
17 Austria 102.70 2019
18 Switzerland 102.69 2019
19 Vanuatu 102.61 2020
20 Mauritius 102.00 2021
21 Denmark 101.33 2019
22 Hong Kong SAR, China 101.23 2019
23 Belarus 100.60 2019
24 Grenada 100.49 2018
25 Slovak Republic 100.04 2019
26 Spain 99.63 2019
27 Sweden 99.58 2019
28 Malaysia 98.06 2019
29 Ireland 97.26 2019
30 Cuba 97.22 2020
31 Costa Rica 97.17 2020
32 Seychelles 96.46 2020
33 Norway 96.39 2019
34 Uruguay 95.90 2019
35 Iceland 95.75 2019
36 Brazil 95.49 2019
37 Guyana 95.36 2012
38 Georgia 95.25 2020
39 Latvia 94.68 2019
40 Portugal 94.44 2019
41 Estonia 94.31 2019
42 United Arab Emirates 94.21 2020
43 Suriname 94.19 2019
44 Moldova 94.17 2020
45 Romania 93.68 2019
46 Solomon Islands 93.27 2019
47 Slovenia 93.01 2019
48 Italy 92.95 2019
49 Poland 92.94 2019
50 Vietnam 92.76 2020
51 Korea 92.24 2019
52 New Zealand 91.66 2019
53 Luxembourg 91.49 2019
54 China 90.49 2020
55 Macao SAR, China 90.42 2020
56 St. Kitts and Nevis 90.36 2016
57 Netherlands 89.63 2019
58 Hungary 89.30 2019
59 Lithuania 88.83 2019
60 Kiribati 88.81 2020
61 Nepal 87.43 2019
62 Finland 87.29 2019
63 Cyprus 87.14 2019
64 Russia 85.99 2019
65 Mongolia 85.87 2020
66 Ukraine 85.82 2020
67 Trinidad and Tobago 85.04 2019
68 Chile 84.80 2019
69 Barbados 84.24 2020
70 Greece 83.81 2019
71 Malawi 83.58 2015
72 Bulgaria 82.73 2019
73 Pakistan 82.56 2019
74 Japan 81.77 1999
75 Algeria 79.07 2011
76 Tuvalu 78.88 2020
77 Tanzania 78.14 2020
78 Montenegro 78.07 2020
79 Argentina 77.78 2019
80 Bolivia 77.34 2019
81 Dominica 76.03 2020
82 Thailand 75.22 2020
83 Albania 75.14 2020
84 Cabo Verde 74.70 2019
85 Kazakhstan 74.13 2020
86 Zimbabwe 72.53 2020
87 St. Lucia 72.33 2019
88 United States 72.21 2019
89 Mexico 70.97 2019
90 Croatia 70.83 2019
91 Sri Lanka 70.54 2019
92 Palau 70.51 2020
93 Antigua and Barbuda 70.25 2018
94 Venezuela 69.52 2017
95 Serbia 65.38 2020
96 Kenya 65.14 2019
97 Canada 64.44 1996
98 Jamaica 63.56 2020
99 Brunei 63.48 2020
100 El Salvador 63.18 2019
101 Qatar 62.45 2020
102 Indonesia 62.34 2018
103 India 61.09 2020
104 Morocco 60.42 2020
105 Kuwait 60.25 2020
106 Dominican Republic 57.60 2020
107 Oman 56.73 2020
108 Ecuador 56.05 2020
109 Nicaragua 55.60 2010
110 Lebanon 54.26 1985
111 Iran 53.86 2016
112 Bahrain 52.60 2020
113 Paraguay 51.09 2020
114 São Tomé and Principe 50.31 2016
115 Lao PDR 49.22 2020
116 Tonga 48.32 2020
117 Guatemala 47.61 2020
118 Sudan 47.40 2018
119 Belize 46.59 2020
120 Armenia 46.55 2020
121 Papua New Guinea 45.85 2018
122 Bangladesh 45.60 2020
123 Azerbaijan 44.69 2020
124 Tunisia 44.62 2016
125 Cayman Islands 43.87 2020
126 Equatorial Guinea 43.36 2015
127 Gabon 42.99 2019
128 North Macedonia 41.83 2018
129 The Gambia 41.52 2021
130 Uzbekistan 41.44 2020
131 Kyrgyz Republic 40.72 2020
132 Samoa 40.50 2019
133 Madagascar 40.15 2019
134 Angola 39.61 2016
135 Honduras 39.36 2020
136 Colombia 38.53 1999
137 Turkey 37.97 2019
138 Fiji 37.85 2019
139 Puerto Rico 37.53 2016
140 Turkmenistan 35.91 2020
141 Namibia 35.76 2019
142 Cameroon 35.62 2019
143 Lesotho 34.96 2018
144 The Bahamas 34.52 2018
145 Ethiopia 33.26 2020
146 Bhutan 32.69 2020
147 Nauru 32.15 2020
148 Jordan 31.55 2020
149 Togo 29.75 2020
150 Egypt 29.27 2019
151 Panama 28.30 2020
152 Rwanda 27.64 2019
153 Eswatini 27.43 2011
154 Cambodia 27.33 2020
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.28 2020
156 Timor-Leste 25.09 2019
157 Nigeria 23.46 2018
158 Eritrea 23.33 2018
159 Benin 22.22 2020
160 Comoros 21.81 2018
161 Saudi Arabia 21.79 2020
162 Botswana 21.45 2015
163 Sierra Leone 20.84 2020
164 South Africa 17.84 2019
165 Guinea 17.62 2020
166 Senegal 16.92 2020
167 Burundi 16.49 2021
168 Uganda 14.41 2017
169 Congo 14.29 2018
170 Mozambique 11.62 1986
171 Djibouti 11.62 2021
172 Côte d'Ivoire 10.62 2020
173 Mauritania 10.49 2015
174 Tajikistan 9.91 2017
175 Libya 9.82 2006
176 Zambia 8.70 2017
177 Myanmar 8.53 2018
178 Niger 7.41 2020
179 Mali 6.96 2018
180 Guinea-Bissau 6.69 2010
181 Iraq 6.64 2007
182 Burkina Faso 6.37 2020
183 Dem. Rep. Congo 5.68 2018
184 Somalia 5.63 2014
185 Haiti 5.57 1985
186 Syrian Arab Republic 5.55 2013
187 Afghanistan 3.08 2003
188 Central African Republic 2.93 2017
189 Yemen 1.59 2016
190 Chad 1.10 2019

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Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for pre-primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in pre-primary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to pre-primary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual