Preprimary school enrollment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Preprimary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 36 countries was 67.6 percent. The highest value was in Israel: 111.23 percent and the lowest value was in Saudi Arabia: 21.79 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Preprimary school enrollment, 2020 Global rank Available data
Israel 111.23 1 1971 - 2020
Nepal 104.25 2 1983 - 2022
Malaysia 96.75 3 1974 - 2021
Singapore 96.07 4 2018 - 2020
Georgia 95.25 5 1981 - 2020
UA Emirates 94.21 6 1973 - 2020
Hong Kong 93.65 7 1971 - 2020
Vietnam 92.76 8 1977 - 2021
South Korea 91.78 9 1971 - 2020
China 90.49 10 1974 - 2021
Macao 90.42 11 1971 - 2021
Philippines 88.97 12 1971 - 2021
Mongolia 85.87 13 1970 - 2021
Maldives 76.06 14 1970 - 2020
Thailand 75.22 15 1971 - 2022
Kazakhstan 74.13 16 1981 - 2020
Iran 72.48 17 1971 - 2020
Sri Lanka 71.84 18 2010 - 2020
Brunei 63.48 19 1978 - 2020
Qatar 62.45 20 1971 - 2021
India 61.09 21 1971 - 2021
Kuwait 60.25 22 1971 - 2020
Palestine 58.11 23 1976 - 2021
Oman 56.73 24 1974 - 2021
Bahrain 52.6 25 1971 - 2020
Laos 49.22 26 1972 - 2021
Armenia 46.55 27 1980 - 2021
Bangladesh 45.6 28 1972 - 2021
Azerbaijan 44.69 29 1981 - 2021
Uzbekistan 41.44 30 1981 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 40.72 31 1986 - 2021
Turkmenistan 35.91 32 2020 - 2020
Bhutan 32.7 33 1995 - 2021
Jordan 31.55 34 1971 - 2021
Cambodia 27.33 35 1981 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 21.79 36 1979 - 2021


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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.

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1. Israel
2. Nepal
3. Malaysia
4. Singapore
5. Georgia
6. UA Emirates
7. Hong Kong
8. Vietnam
9. South Korea
10. China
11. Macao
12. Philippines
13. Mongolia
14. Maldives
15. Thailand
16. Kazakhstan
17. Iran
18. Sri Lanka
19. Brunei
20. Qatar
21. India
22. Kuwait
23. Palestine
24. Oman
25. Bahrain
26. Laos
27. Armenia
28. Bangladesh
29. Azerbaijan
30. Uzbekistan
31. Kyrgyzstan
32. Turkmenistan
33. Bhutan
34. Jordan
35. Cambodia
36. Saudi Arabia
111.23
104.25
96.75
96.07
95.25
94.21
93.65
92.76
91.78
90.49
90.42
88.97
85.87
76.06
75.22
74.13
72.48
71.84
63.48
62.45
61.09
60.25
58.11
56.73
52.60
49.22
46.55
45.60
44.69
41.44
40.72
35.91
32.70
31.55
27.33
21.79
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27.8
55.6
83.4
111.23


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