Early childhood education programme attendance
Child WelfareUNICEFunicef_sowc:ECD_CHLD_36-59M_EDU-PGM•% of children aged 36-59 months•2000 → 2025•128 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Child WelfareUNICEF
Coverage
128
Frequency
—
Range
2000 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Early childhood education programme attendance by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 9.51%
9.51% – 20.41%
20.41% – 30.16%
30.16% – 45.56%
45.56% – 55.29%
55.29% – 75.17%
> 75.17%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Early childhood education programme attendance
128 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Early childhood education programme attendance
Countries
128
Median
37.6%
Mean
40.8%
25th pctl
18.1%
75th pctl
60.5%
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Early childhood education programme attendance
Turks and Caicos IslandsBelarusViet Nam
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 94.3% | 2020 | — |
| BelarusBLR | 93.3% | 2019 | — |
| Viet NamVNM | 92.8% | 2021 | — |
| BrazilBRA | 92% | 2022 | — |
| UruguayURY | 91.9% | 2024 | — |
| MongoliaMNG | 91.4% | 2023 | — |
| BarbadosBRB | 90.6% | 2012 | — |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 87.5% | 2018 | — |
| St. LuciaLCA | 87.4% | 2012 | — |
| CroatiaHRV | 85.9% | 2023 | — |
| QatarQAT | 84.2% | 2023 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 81.6% | 2020 | — |
| GeorgiaGEO | 81% | 2018 | — |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 77.4% | 2022 | — |
| ChileCHL | 76.1% | 2025 | — |
| MaldivesMDV | 76% | 2017 | — |
| RomaniaROU | 75.8% | 2023 | — |
| KiribatiKIR | 75.2% | 2019 | — |
| NigeriaNGA | 75.2% | 2021 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 75% | 2022 | — |
| JamaicaJAM | 72.8% | 2022 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 72.8% | 2017 | — |
| AlbaniaALB | 72.5% | 2018 | — |
| LebanonLBN | 72.1% | 2009 | — |
| MoldovaMDA | 69.8% | 2012 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 69.1% | 2024 | — |
| HaitiHTI | 68.9% | 2017 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 67.4% | 2018 | — |
| MexicoMEX | 67.2% | 2023 | — |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 65.7% | 2011 | — |
| SerbiaSRB | 63% | 2019 | — |
| PeruPER | 60.5% | 2023 | — |
| ArgentinaARG | 59% | 2020 | — |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 57.5% | 2022 | — |
| CameroonCMR | 57.3% | 2014 | — |
| EcuadorECU | 56.6% | 2024 | — |
| ZambiaZMB | 55.4% | 2024 | — |
| IndiaIND | 55% | 2021 | — |
| NepalNPL | 54.8% | 2019 | — |
| UgandaUGA | 54.6% | 2016 | — |
| Sri LankaLKA | 54.1% | 2019 | — |
| TunisiaTUN | 54% | 2023 | — |
| MalawiMWI | 53.7% | 2020 | — |
| CubaCUB | 53.6% | 2019 | — |
| MalaysiaMYS | 53.1% | 2016 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 52.8% | 2018 | — |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 52.7% | 2019 | — |
| MontenegroMNE | 50.7% | 2018 | — |
| SurinameSUR | 50.7% | 2018 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 50.2% | 2012 | — |
| ParaguayPRY | 49.3% | 2025 | — |
| South AfricaZAF | 48.1% | 2015 | — |
| GuyanaGUY | 48% | 2020 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 47.2% | 2022 | — |
| UzbekistanUZB | 45.9% | 2022 | — |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 45.1% | 2023 | — |
| VanuatuVUT | 44.4% | 2023 | — |
| Costa RicaCRI | 44.2% | 2018 | — |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 44.2% | 2019 | — |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 42.3% | 2021 | — |
| KenyaKEN | 42.2% | 2022 | — |
| Lao PDRLAO | 41.2% | 2023 | — |
| TogoTGO | 39.9% | 2017 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 38.7% | 2024 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 36.4% | 2014 | — |
| GabonGAB | 33.9% | 2021 | — |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 33.5% | 2020 | — |
| MyanmarMMR | 32.7% | 2016 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 31.6% | 2016 | — |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 31.5% | 2019 | — |
| OmanOMN | 31.4% | 2014 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 30.6% | 2024 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 30.5% | 2017 | — |
| MadagascarMDG | 29.9% | 2018 | — |
| TongaTON | 29.4% | 2019 | — |
| BelizeBLZ | 29.2% | 2016 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 28.4% | 2023 | — |
| PanamaPAN | 27.8% | 2013 | — |
| SamoaWSM | 27.3% | 2020 | — |
| BoliviaBOL | 27% | 2023 | — |
| NaoeroNRU | 26.9% | 2023 | — |
| RwandaRWA | 26.5% | 2020 | — |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 25.6% | 2023 | — |
| BotswanaBWA | 24.1% | 2017 | — |
| ZimbabweZWE | 23.9% | 2019 | — |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 23.8% | 2024 | — |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 23.5% | 2017 | — |
| El SalvadorSLV | 23% | 2021 | — |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 22.8% | 2012 | — |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 22.2% | 2019 | — |
| FijiFJI | 21.2% | 2021 | — |
| TurkiyeTUR | 20.1% | 2022 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 19.7% | 2022 | — |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 19.5% | 2018 | — |
| MauritaniaMRT | 19.5% | 2015 | — |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 18.1% | 2006 | — |
| BangladeshBGD | 16.6% | 2025 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 16.3% | 2020 | — |
| AlgeriaDZA | 15.3% | 2019 | — |
| JordanJOR | 14.7% | 2018 | — |
| HondurasHND | 14% | 2019 | — |
| MaliMLI | 13.7% | 2024 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 13.6% | 2016 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 13.1% | 2023 | — |
| LibyaLBY | 12.9% | 2025 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 12.3% | 2015 | — |
| DjiboutiDJI | 11.7% | 2006 | — |
| MoroccoMAR | 10.3% | 2006 | — |
| BhutanBTN | 9.6% | 2010 | — |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 9.5% | 2024 | — |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 8.4% | 2021 | — |
| EswatiniSWZ | 8.4% | 2022 | — |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 8.2% | 2017 | — |
| AngolaAGO | 7% | 2024 | — |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 6.9% | 2017 | — |
| SudanSDN | 6.9% | 2014 | — |
| BeninBEN | 6.5% | 2022 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 6.1% | 2021 | — |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 6% | 2006 | — |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 5.7% | 2023 | — |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 5.4% | 2019 | — |
| South SudanSSD | 3.6% | 2010 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 1.9% | 2023 | — |
| NigerNER | 1.7% | 2000 | — |
| IraqIRQ | 1.5% | 2018 | — |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 1.3% | 2023 | — |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0.9% | 2023 | — |
| ChadTCD | 0.3% | 2019 | — |
Source: UNICEF (UNICEF)