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 42 countries was 91.33 percent. The highest value was in Gibraltar: 118.54 percent and the lowest value was in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.28 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
Gibraltar 118.54 1 1972 - 2021
Czechia 113.53 2 1971 - 2020
Malta 112.49 3 1970 - 2020
Belgium 112.43 4 1971 - 2020
Germany 108.03 5 1993 - 2020
France 106.66 6 1971 - 2020
UK 105.76 7 1976 - 2020
San Marino 103.84 8 2018 - 2021
Denmark 103.2 9 1971 - 2020
Switzerland 102.87 10 1977 - 2020
Austria 102.86 11 1971 - 2020
Liechtenstein 102.24 12 2003 - 2020
Spain 101.83 13 1971 - 2020
Slovakia 101.78 14 1981 - 2020
Sweden 100.39 15 1973 - 2020
Portugal 99.36 16 1971 - 2020
Belarus 99.11 17 1971 - 2021
Norway 96.34 18 1972 - 2020
Ireland 95.35 19 1971 - 2020
Iceland 95.1 20 1972 - 2020
Romania 94.91 21 1971 - 2020
Latvia 94.63 22 1981 - 2020
Moldova 94.17 23 2011 - 2021
Slovenia 93.97 24 1981 - 2020
Poland 93.87 25 1971 - 2020
Greece 93.28 26 1971 - 2020
Italy 92.66 27 1971 - 2020
Luxembourg 92.2 28 1970 - 2020
Netherlands 91.95 29 1971 - 2020
Hungary 90.84 30 1971 - 2020
Lithuania 89.14 31 1981 - 2020
Finland 88.36 32 1971 - 2020
Cyprus 86.66 33 1971 - 2020
Ukraine 85.82 34 1971 - 2020
Bulgaria 84.29 35 1971 - 2020
Montenegro 78.07 36 2001 - 2021
Albania 75.14 37 1971 - 2021
Croatia 70.91 38 1980 - 2020
Serbia 65.38 39 1999 - 2021
Turkey 39.75 40 1971 - 2020
North Macedonia 31.04 41 1993 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 27.28 42 2011 - 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. Gibraltar
2. Czechia
3. Malta
4. Belgium
5. Germany
6. France
7. UK
8. San Marino
9. Denmark
10. Switzerland
11. Austria
12. Liechtenstein
13. Spain
14. Slovakia
15. Sweden
16. Portugal
17. Belarus
18. Norway
19. Ireland
20. Iceland
21. Romania
22. Latvia
23. Moldova
24. Slovenia
25. Poland
26. Greece
27. Italy
28. Luxembourg
29. Netherlands
30. Hungary
31. Lithuania
32. Finland
33. Cyprus
34. Ukraine
35. Bulgaria
36. Montenegro
37. Albania
38. Croatia
39. Serbia
40. Turkey
41. North Macedonia
42. Bosnia & Herz.
118.54
113.53
112.49
112.43
108.03
106.66
105.76
103.84
103.20
102.87
102.86
102.24
101.83
101.78
100.39
99.36
99.11
96.34
95.35
95.10
94.91
94.63
94.17
93.97
93.87
93.28
92.66
92.20
91.95
90.84
89.14
88.36
86.66
85.82
84.29
78.07
75.14
70.91
65.38
39.75
31.04
27.28
0
29.6
59.3
88.9
118.54


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