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Pre-primary enrolment, % gross: ranking of countries
176 countries ranked by their latest value (2017–2022). Australia is highest at 160.2%; Somalia is lowest at 1.1%.
World 60.9% (2020)Median country 72.4%176 countries
Pre-primary enrolment: world and regions, 1994–2022
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Pre-primary enrolment | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 160.2% | 2020 | |
| 2 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 130.8% | 2020 | |
| 3 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 128.5% | 2020 | |
| 4 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 116.1% | 2020 | |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 113.8% | 2020 | |
| 6 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 113.5% | 2020 | |
| 7 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 112.5% | 2020 | |
| 8 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 112.4% | 2020 | |
| 9 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 111.2% | 2020 | |
| 10 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 108.0% | 2020 | |
| 11 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 106.7% | 2020 | |
| 12 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 105.8% | 2020 | |
| 13 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 105.6% | 2021 | |
| 14 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 104.3% | 2021 | |
| 15 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 103.2% | 2020 | |
| 16 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 102.9% | 2020 | |
| 17 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 102.9% | 2020 | |
| 18 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 102.6% | 2020 | |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 102.2% | 2020 | |
| 20 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 102.0% | 2021 | |
| 21 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 101.8% | 2020 | |
| 22 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 101.8% | 2020 | |
| 23 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 100.4% | 2020 | |
| 24 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 100.1% | 2021 | |
| 25 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.6% | 2021 | |
| 26 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 99.4% | 2020 | |
| 27 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.1% | 2020 | |
| 28 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 96.8% | 2021 | |
| 29 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 96.4% | 2021 | |
| 30 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 96.3% | 2020 | |
| 31 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 96.2% | 2021 | |
| 32 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 96.1% | 2020 | |
| 33 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 95.4% | 2020 | |
| 34 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 95.2% | 2020 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.2% | 2021 | |
| 36 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 95.1% | 2020 | |
| 37 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 94.9% | 2020 | |
| 38 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 94.6% | 2020 | |
| 39 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 94.3% | 2019 | |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 94.2% | 2020 | |
| 41 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.0% | 2020 | |
| 42 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 94.0% | 2020 | |
| 43 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 93.9% | 2020 | |
| 44 | Nepal | South Asia | 93.7% | 2022 | |
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.7% | 2021 | |
| 46 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 93.6% | 2020 | |
| 47 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 93.3% | 2020 | |
| 48 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 93.3% | 2019 | |
| 49 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 93.1% | 2021 | |
| 50 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 92.7% | 2020 | |
| 51 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 92.4% | 2021 | |
| 52 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 92.2% | 2020 | |
| 53 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 92.0% | 2020 | |
| 54 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 91.8% | 2020 | |
| 55 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 91.7% | 2020 | |
| 56 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 90.8% | 2020 | |
| 57 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 90.3% | 2021 | |
| 58 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 90.2% | 2021 | |
| 59 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 89.3% | 2018 | |
| 60 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 89.1% | 2020 | |
| 61 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 88.8% | 2020 | |
| 62 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 88.4% | 2020 | |
| 63 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 87.9% | 2021 | |
| 64 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 87.5% | 2021 | |
| 65 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 86.7% | 2020 | |
| 66 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 86.4% | 2021 | |
| 67 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 86.0% | 2019 | |
| 68 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 85.9% | 2020 | |
| 69 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 85.9% | 2021 | |
| 70 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 85.9% | 2020 | |
| 71 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 85.8% | 2020 | |
| 72 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 84.5% | 2020 | |
| 73 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 84.3% | 2020 | |
| 74 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 82.6% | 2019 | |
| 75 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 80.1% | 2021 | |
| 76 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 78.5% | 2020 | |
| 77 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 78.2% | 2021 | |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 78.0% | 2020 | |
| 79 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.3% | 2021 | |
| 80 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 76.2% | 2020 | |
| 81 | Maldives | South Asia | 76.1% | 2020 | |
| 82 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 75.1% | 2021 | |
| 83 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.7% | 2019 | |
| 84 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 74.4% | 2022 | |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.3% | 2021 | |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 74.1% | 2020 | |
| 87 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 72.9% | 2021 | |
| 88 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.5% | 2020 | |
| 89 | United States | North America | 72.4% | 2020 | |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 71.8% | 2020 | |
| 91 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 70.9% | 2020 | |
| 92 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 70.6% | 2020 | |
| 93 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 70.5% | 2020 | |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 70.3% | 2018 | |
| 95 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.5% | 2017 | |
| 96 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 69.2% | 2021 | |
| 97 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.0% | 2020 | |
| 98 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 67.8% | 2021 | |
| 99 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 66.0% | 2021 | |
| 100 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.1% | 2019 | |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 64.5% | 2021 | |
| 102 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 63.8% | 2021 | |
| 103 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 63.5% | 2020 | |
| 104 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 62.3% | 2018 | |
| 105 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 60.2% | 2020 | |
| 106 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 59.9% | 2021 | |
| 107 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.3% | 2021 | |
| 108 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 54.0% | 2021 | |
| 109 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 52.6% | 2020 | |
| 110 | Bhutan | South Asia | 51.9% | 2021 | |
| 111 | India | South Asia | 51.7% | 2021 | |
| 112 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.1% | 2020 | |
| 113 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.8% | 2021 | |
| 114 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 49.5% | 2021 | |
| 115 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 49.3% | 2021 | |
| 116 | Canada | North America | 48.9% | 2020 | |
| 117 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 48.3% | 2020 | |
| 118 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.4% | 2018 | |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 46.3% | 2021 | |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 45.8% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 44.0% | 2021 | |
| 122 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.0% | 2019 | |
| 123 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.9% | 2022 | |
| 124 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 41.4% | 2021 | |
| 125 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.1% | 2019 | |
| 126 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 39.7% | 2020 | |
| 127 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.7% | 2019 | |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 38.5% | 2021 | |
| 129 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.5% | 2021 | |
| 130 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 36.4% | 2021 | |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 35.9% | 2020 | |
| 132 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.6% | 2019 | |
| 133 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.2% | 2021 | |
| 134 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.8% | 2021 | |
| 135 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 33.6% | 2021 | |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.4% | 2021 | |
| 137 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.0% | 2019 | |
| 138 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 32.2% | 2020 | |
| 139 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 31.3% | 2021 | |
| 140 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 31.0% | 2020 | |
| 141 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.1% | 2021 | |
| 142 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29.3% | 2019 | |
| 143 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.2% | 2021 | |
| 144 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 28.8% | 2021 | |
| 145 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.2% | 2021 | |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 27.9% | 2020 | |
| 147 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.4% | 2021 | |
| 148 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.0% | 2020 | |
| 149 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.6% | 2021 | |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 25.5% | 2021 | |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.0% | 2021 | |
| 152 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.9% | 2019 | |
| 153 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.5% | 2018 | |
| 154 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.1% | 2021 | |
| 155 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.8% | 2018 | |
| 156 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.7% | 2021 | |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.3% | 2021 | |
| 158 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.6% | 2021 | |
| 159 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.5% | 2020 | |
| 160 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.5% | 2021 | |
| 161 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.4% | 2017 | |
| 162 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.3% | 2018 | |
| 163 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.6% | 2021 | |
| 164 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.6% | 2018 | |
| 165 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.7% | 2022 | |
| 166 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9% | 2017 | |
| 167 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7% | 2017 | |
| 168 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 8.5% | 2018 | |
| 169 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.6% | 2020 | |
| 170 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.0% | 2021 | |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.9% | 2020 | |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.5% | 2021 | |
| 173 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 5.9% | 2021 | |
| 174 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2017 | |
| 175 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% | 2021 | |
| 176 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% | 2021 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)