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 9 countries was 75.66 percent. The highest value was in Australia: 160.21 percent and the lowest value was in Micronesia: 5.96 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
Australia 160.21 1 1971 - 2020
Vanuatu 102.61 2 1970 - 2020
New Zealand 91.68 3 1970 - 2020
Kiribati 88.81 4 2002 - 2020
Tuvalu 78.88 5 1998 - 2021
Palau 70.51 6 1999 - 2020
Tonga 48.32 7 1975 - 2020
Fiji 33.94 8 1974 - 2021
Micronesia 5.96 9 1971 - 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. Australia
2. Vanuatu
3. New Zealand
4. Kiribati
5. Tuvalu
6. Palau
7. Tonga
8. Fiji
9. Micronesia
160.21
102.61
91.68
88.81
78.88
70.51
48.32
33.94
5.96
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40.1
80.1
120.2
160.21


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