Preprimary School Enrollment

Global Ranking

percent of all eligible childrenSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Andorra	167.54	1983	3	123.47
2 ↓	Australia	166.16	2019	1	165.69
3 ↓	Liberia	125.18	2017	2	134.35
4 ↑	Gibraltar	118.54	2020	5	116.55
5 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	117.9	2019	8	110.62
6 ↓	Ghana	116.14	2020	4	117.01
7 ↓	Belgium	113.51	2019	6	114.04
8 ↑	Czech Republic	113.39	2019	9	109.66
9 ↑	Malta	111.04	2019	10	109.32
10 ↓	Israel	110.06	2019	7	111.07
11	Germany	107.9	2019	11	108.53
12 ↑	France	106.24	2019	14	105.9
13 ↓	United Kingdom	105.88	2019	12	107.14
14 ↑	Philippines	105.1	2019	24	99.82
15 ↑	Liechtenstein	104.58	2019	26	99.48
16 ↑	San Marino	103.84	2020	23	100.11
17 ↓	Aruba	103.52	2015	16	105.8
18 ↓	Peru	102.91	2020	15	105.82
19 ↓	Austria	102.7	2019	18	103.3
20 ↓	Switzerland	102.69	2019	19	102.81
21 ↓	Vanuatu	102.61	2020	17	105.77
22 ↓	Mauritius	102	2021	20	102
23 ↑	Denmark	101.33	2019	25	99.64
24 ↓	Hong Kong	101.23	2019	13	106.4
25 ↑	Grenada	100.49	2018	29	98.49
26 ↑	Slovakia	100.04	2019	30	97.33
27 ↑	Spain	99.63	2019	35	95.59
28 ↑	Sweden	99.58	2019	31	97.32
29 ↓	Belarus	98.2	2017	21	100.43
30 ↓	Malaysia	98.06	2019	27	99.22
31 ↑	Ireland	97.26	2019	43	93.49
32 ↑	Costa Rica	97.17	2020	34	95.64
33 ↑	Seychelles	96.46	2020	36	95.42
34 ↓	Norway	96.39	2019	33	96
35 ↑	Uruguay	95.9	2019	44	93.39
36 ↑	Iceland	95.75	2019	40	94.09
37 ↑	Latvia	95.62	2017	38	94.95
38 ↓	Brazil	95.49	2019	32	96.75
39 ↑	Guyana	95.36	2012	51	90.76
40 ↑	Georgia	95.25	2020	45	93.37
41 ↑	Portugal	94.44	2019	50	90.96
42 ↑	Estonia	94.31	2019	47	92.7
43 ↓	Netherlands	94.29	2017	37	95.11
44 ↓	United Arab Emirates	94.21	2020	28	99.02
45 ↑	Suriname	94.19	2019	62	86.16
46 ↓	Moldova	94.17	2020	41	93.94
47 ↑	Romania	93.68	2019	56	88.32
48 ↑	Solomon Islands	93.27	2019	67	84.07
49 ↓	Slovenia	93.01	2019	48	91.73
50 ↓	Italy	92.95	2019	46	93.24
51 ↑	Poland	92.94	2019	58	87.79
52 ↓	Vietnam	92.76	2020	22	100.23
53 ↓	South Korea	92.24	2019	42	93.52
54 ↓	New Zealand	91.66	2019	39	94.16
55 ↓	Luxembourg	91.49	2019	49	91.72
56 ↓	China	90.49	2020	54	89.12
57 ↓	Macao	90.42	2020	52	90.57
58 ↑	Hungary	89.3	2019	64	85.78
59 ↓	Lithuania	88.83	2019	55	88.34
60 ↑	Kiribati	88.81	2020	95	65
61 ↓	Nepal	87.43	2019	56	88.32
62 ↑	Finland	87.29	2019	68	83.58
63 ↑	Cyprus	87.14	2019	66	85.34
64 ↓	Russia	85.99	2019	61	86.35
65 ↓	Maldives	85.96	2019	53	89.49
66 ↓	Mongolia	85.87	2020	60	86.67
67 ↓	Ukraine	85.82	2020	59	87.5
68 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	85.04	2019	70	82.97
69 ↑	Chile	84.8	2019	72	82.15
70 ↓	Barbados	84.24	2020	65	85.75
71 ↑	Algeria	83.93	2010	74	80.29
72 ↑	Malawi	83.58	2015	189
73 ↑	Bulgaria	82.73	2019	77	76.96
74 ↓	Pakistan	82.56	2019	69	83.14
75 ↑	Japan	81.76	1999	116	48.05
76 ↓	Tuvalu	78.88	2020	71	82.94
77 ↑	Tanzania	78.14	2020	128	40.86
78 ↑	Montenegro	78.07	2020	81	74
79 ↓	Argentina	77.78	2019	76	77.2
80	Greece	77.61	2018	80	74.35
81 ↓	Bolivia	77.34	2019	79	74.48
82 ↓	Dominica	76.03	2020	63	85.81
83 ↓	Thailand	75.22	2020	75	78.6
84 ↓	Albania	75.14	2020	78	75.75
85	Cape Verde	74.7	2019	85	73.23
86 ↑	Kazakhstan	74.13	2020	102	62.48
87 ↑	Zimbabwe	72.53	2020	89	71.71
88 ↓	Saint Lucia	72.33	2019	82	73.92
89 ↓	United States	72.21	2019	88	72.15
90 ↓	Mexico	70.97	2019	86	72.8
91 ↑	Croatia	70.83	2019	92	69.23
92 ↑	Sri Lanka	70.54	2019	93	68.68
93 ↓	Palau	70.51	2020	90	71.65
94 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	70.25	2018	87	72.65
95 ↓	Venezuela	69.52	2017	91	70.91
96 ↑	Bermuda	68.75	2015	106	57.8
97	Serbia	65.38	2020	97	63.81
98 ↓	Kenya	65.14	2019	73	80.67
99 ↓	Canada	64.44	1996	96	63.93
100 ↓	Jamaica	63.56	2020	83	73.33
101 ↓	Brunei	63.48	2020	98	63.35
102 ↓	El Salvador	63.18	2019	94	66.7
103 ↑	Qatar	62.45	2020	104	60.79
104 ↓	Indonesia	62.34	2018	99	63.19
105 ↓	India	61.09	2020	101	62.81
106 ↑	Morocco	60.42	2020	111	54.87
107 ↓	Kuwait	60.25	2020	105	60.2
108 ↓	Dominican Republic	57.6	2020	107	57.13
109 ↑	Oman	56.73	2020	110	56.08
110 ↓	Ecuador	56.05	2020	100	62.98
111 ↓	Nicaragua	55.6	2010	108	56.47
112 ↓	Lebanon	54.26	1985	109	56.34
113 ↑	Iran	53.86	2016	133	38.58
114 ↓	Bahrain	52.6	2020	113	51.56
115 ↑	Paraguay	51.09	2020	118	47.55
116 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	50.31	2016	119	47.37
117 ↓	Guatemala	49.07	2019	114	50.74
118 ↑	Samoa	48.76	2018	122	44.67
119 ↑	Laos	48.46	2019	120	46.68
120 ↓	Tonga	48.32	2020	115	49.38
121 ↓	Belize	46.59	2020	117	47.67
122 ↑	Armenia	46.55	2020	134	38.02
123 ↑	Papua New Guinea	45.85	2018	125	43.16
124 ↑	Bangladesh	45.6	2020	129	40.82
125 ↓	Sudan	45.09	2016	121	44.77
126	Azerbaijan	44.69	2020	126	41.14
127 ↓	Tunisia	44.62	2016	123	43.71
128 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	43.36	2015	112	54.09
129 ↑	Gabon	42.99	2019	140	35.23
130 ↓	Macedonia	41.83	2018	127	40.98
131 ↓	Gambia	41.52	2021	124	43.67
132 ↑	Uzbekistan	41.44	2020	145	32.96
133 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	40.72	2020	130	39.91
134 ↓	Madagascar	40.15	2019	132	39.61
135 ↓	Angola	39.61	2016	83	73.33
136 ↓	Honduras	39.36	2020	131	39.76
137 ↑	Lesotho	39.35	2015	141	35.21
138 ↓	Colombia	38.53	1999	136	36.9
139 ↓	Turkey	37.97	2019	137	36.67
140 ↑	Fiji	37.85	2019	146	31.53
141 ↓	Puerto Rico	37.53	2016	135	37.63
142 ↑	Turkmenistan	35.91	2020	189
143 ↑	Namibia	35.76	2019	144	34.2
144 ↓	Bhutan	35.71	2019	143	34.44
145 ↓	Cameroon	35.62	2019	138	35.88
146 ↓	Bahamas	34.52	2018	139	35.28
147 ↓	Ethiopia	33.26	2020	142	34.98
148 ↑	Jordan	31.55	2020	149	28.81
149 ↑	Togo	29.75	2020	151	24.98
150 ↓	Egypt	29.27	2019	148	28.89
151 ↓	Panama	28.3	2020	103	62.24
152 ↑	Rwanda	27.64	2019	155	22.47
153 ↑	Swaziland	27.43	2011	154	24.06
154 ↓	Cambodia	27.33	2020	150	25.07
155 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27.28	2020	152	24.58
156 ↓	Micronesia	24.17	2020	147	29.47
157 ↑	Nigeria	23.46	2018	160	19.65
158 ↓	Eritrea	23.33	2018	156	21.38
159 ↓	Benin	22.22	2020	153	24.43
160 ↓	Comoros	21.81	2018	158	20.42
161 ↓	Saudi Arabia	21.46	2019	157	21.23
162 ↓	Botswana	21.45	2015	159	20.01
163 ↓	Sierra Leone	20.84	2020	161	19.35
164 ↓	South Africa	17.84	2019	162	17.63
165 ↑	Guinea	17.62	2020	166	14.45
166 ↓	Senegal	16.92	2020	163	16.92
167 ↓	Burundi	16.49	2021	164	16.63
168 ↓	Uganda	14.41	2017	167	13.72
169 ↓	Republic of the Congo	14.29	2018	168	13.31
170 ↓	Mozambique	11.62	1986	165	16.61
170 ↓	Djibouti	11.62	2021	169	10.49
172 ↑	Ivory Coast	10.62	2020	173	8.35
173 ↑	Mauritania	10.49	2015	185	1.8
174 ↓	Tajikistan	9.91	2017	170	10.48
175 ↑	Libya	9.82	2006	176	7.34
176 ↓	Zambia	8.7	2017	174	7.57
177 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	8.53	2018	172	9.78
178 ↓	Niger	7.41	2020	175	7.39
179 ↓	Mali	6.96	2018	178	6.86
180 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	6.69	2010	183	3.68
181 ↓	Iraq	6.64	2007	179	6.77
182 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.68	2018	181	4.44
183 ↑	Somalia	5.63	2014	188	0.34
184 ↓	Haiti	5.57	1985	177	6.87
185 ↓	Syria	5.55	2013	171	10.4
186 ↓	Afghanistan	4.71	1986	182	4.41
187 ↓	Burkina Faso	3.68	2017	184	3.05
188 ↓	Central African Republic	2.93	2017	180	5.09
189 ↓	Yemen	1.59	2016	186	1.36
190 ↓	Chad	1.1	2019	187	1.09

Definition of Preprimary School Enrollment

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.