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Education > Preschool enrollment rate: Countries Compared

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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.".

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 157.74 2007
2 MadagascarMadagascar 151.74 2008
3 RwandaRwanda 150.92 2008
4 BurundiBurundi 135.58 2008
5 GabonGabon 134.32 2004
6 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 133.28 2009
7 SeychellesSeychelles 130.72 2008
8 MonacoMonaco 127.75 2009
9 AngolaAngola 127.7 2008
10 BrazilBrazil 127.47 2008
11 SyriaSyria 124.4 2008
12 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 123.78 2003
13 BelizeBelize 120.48 2008
14 UgandaUganda 120.25 2008
15 MalawiMalawi 120.15 2008
16 ColombiaColombia 119.87 2008
17 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 119.66 2006
18 IndonesiaIndonesia 119.49 2008
19 ComorosComoros 119.4 2008
20 ZambiaZambia 119.11 2008
21 EcuadorEcuador 118.48 2008
22 NicaraguaNicaragua 116.92 2008
23 BurmaBurma 116.87 2008
24 BeninBenin 116.56 2008
25 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 116.22 2008
26 HondurasHonduras 115.96 2008
27 CambodiaCambodia 115.92 2008
28 ArgentinaArgentina 115.65 2007
29 PortugalPortugal 115.2 2007
30 El SalvadorEl Salvador 115.02 2008
31 NepalNepal 114.91 2002
32 MexicoMexico 114.34 2008
33 UruguayUruguay 114.31 2007
34 MozambiqueMozambique 114.19 2008
35 ArubaAruba 114.02 2008
36 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 113.95 2008
37 SurinameSuriname 113.81 2008
38 GuatemalaGuatemala 113.63 2008
39 ChinaChina 113.2 2008
40 IndiaIndia 113.06 2007
41 NamibiaNamibia 112.36 2008
42 MaldivesMaldives 112.01 2008
43 LaosLaos 111.84 2008
44 TongaTonga 111.8 2006
45 KenyaKenya 111.55 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 111.44 2007
46 PanamaPanama 111.12 2008
47 CameroonCameroon 110.92 2008
48 IsraelIsrael 110.66 2008
49 LibyaLibya 110.32 2006
50 TanzaniaTanzania 110.15 2008
51 PhilippinesPhilippines 110.09 2008
52 Costa RicaCosta Rica 109.87 2008
53 FranceFrance 109.78 2008
54 BotswanaBotswana 109.69 2006
55 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 109.3 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 109.2 2007
56 BhutanBhutan 109.15 2009
57 PeruPeru 109.09 2008
58 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 109 2008
59 KazakhstanKazakhstan 108.75 2009
60 VanuatuVanuatu 108.71 2007
61 GuyanaGuyana 108.68 2008
62 QatarQatar 108.6 2008
63 BoliviaBolivia 108.26 2007
64 KiribatiKiribati 108.02 2007
65 United Arab EmiratesUAE 107.94 2007
66 SwazilandSwaziland 107.9 2007
67 LesothoLesotho 107.66 2007
68 AlgeriaAlgeria 107.53 2008
69 GeorgiaGeorgia 107.42 2008
70 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 107.3 2007
71 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 107.15 2008
72 HaitiHaiti 107.12 1997
73 TunisiaTunisia 107.07 2008
74 MoroccoMorocco 106.94 2008
75 NetherlandsNetherlands 106.9 2008
76 BruneiBrunei 106.73 2008
77 SpainSpain 106.72 2008
78 East TimorEast Timor 106.65 2008
79 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 106.43 2008
80 AfghanistanAfghanistan 106.12 2008
81 ChileChile 105.65 2007
82 TuvaluTuvalu 105.57 2006
83 AustraliaAustralia 105.52 2008
84 GhanaGhana 105.44 2008
85 ParaguayParaguay 105.41 2007
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 105.37 2007
86 BahrainBahrain 105.26 2008
87 ArmeniaArmenia 105.11 2008
88 IrelandIreland 105.09 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 105.03 2007
89 TogoTogo 104.97 2007
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 104.92 2001
90 GermanyGermany 104.77 2008
91 South AfricaSouth Africa 104.54 2007
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 104.33 2005
92 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 104.29 2008
93 VietnamVietnam 104.11 2001
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 104.05 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 103.98 2007
94 ItalyItaly 103.82 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 103.63 2006
95 ZimbabweZimbabwe 103.6 2006
96 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 103.44 2008
97 The BahamasThe Bahamas 103.38 2008
98 CyprusCyprus 103.35 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 103.2 2005
99 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 103.14 2008
100 VenezuelaVenezuela 103.11 2008
101 BelgiumBelgium 103.04 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 102.85 2007
102 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 102.85 2008
103 SlovakiaSlovakia 102.63 2008
104 GrenadaGrenada 102.57 2008
105 BarbadosBarbados 102.49 1971
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 102.42 2007
106 TajikistanTajikistan 102.18 2008
107 AlbaniaAlbania 102.13 2004
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 102.09 2007
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 101.98 2007
108 CubaCuba 101.94 2008
109 JapanJapan 101.88 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 101.71 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 101.65 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 101.61 2007
110 MongoliaMongolia 101.51 2008
111 Sri LankaSri Lanka 101.43 2008
112 Cape VerdeCape Verde 101.31 2008
113 BulgariaBulgaria 101.27 2008
=114 New ZealandNew Zealand 101.21 2008
=114 GreeceGreece 101.21 2007
116 LebanonLebanon 101.07 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 100.71 2008
117 LuxembourgLuxembourg 100.43 2008
118 BermudaBermuda 100.26 2006
119 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 100.18 2008
120 EstoniaEstonia 100.16 2008
121 RomaniaRomania 99.83 2008
122 AustriaAustria 99.67 2008
123 SamoaSamoa 99.48 2007
124 MauritiusMauritius 99.42 2008
125 TurkeyTurkey 99.3 2008
126 BelarusBelarus 99.2 2008
127 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 99.06 2005
128 DenmarkDenmark 99.04 2007
129 MaltaMalta 99.03 2007
130 HungaryHungary 99 2008
131 CanadaCanada 98.84 2006
132 PalauPalau 98.78 2007
133 United StatesUnited States 98.77 2008
134 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 98.74 2007
135 NorwayNorway 98.68 2008
136 CroatiaCroatia 98.58 2007
137 UkraineUkraine 98.43 2008
138 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 98.38 2008
139 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 98.34 2008
140 MauritaniaMauritania 98.22 2008
141 LatviaLatvia 98.15 2008
142 IraqIraq 98.03 2005
143 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 97.98 2008
144 EthiopiaEthiopia 97.79 2008
145 IcelandIceland 97.66 2008
146 SloveniaSlovenia 97.48 2008
147 FinlandFinland 97.29 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 97.13 2008
148 PolandPoland 97.07 2007
=149 JordanJordan 96.83 2008
=149 RussiaRussia 96.83 2008
151 MalaysiaMalaysia 96.61 2007
152 LithuaniaLithuania 96.19 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 95.54 2005
153 KuwaitKuwait 95.47 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 95.13 1980
154 SwedenSweden 94.9 2008
155 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 94.7 2008
156 FijiFiji 94.23 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 94.04 2006
157 MoldovaMoldova 94.03 2008
158 ThailandThailand 93.43 2008
159 JamaicaJamaica 93.29 2008
160 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 93.28 2008
161 NigeriaNigeria 93.09 2007
162 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 93.05 2007
163 UzbekistanUzbekistan 92.83 2008
164 BangladeshBangladesh 91.9 2008
165 MaliMali 91.32 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 90.68 2002
166 LiberiaLiberia 90.59 2008
167 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 90.39 2008
168 GuineaGuinea 89.9 2008
169 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 89.81 2005
170 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 86.57 2008
171 The GambiaThe Gambia 86.23 2008
172 PakistanPakistan 84.78 2008
173 SenegalSenegal 83.5 2008
174 ChadChad 82.71 2008
175 DominicaDominica 81.62 2008
176 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 78.53 2009
177 OmanOman 74.96 2008
178 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 74.46 2008
179 SudanSudan 73.97 2009
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 64.36 1985
180 NigerNiger 62.37 2009
181 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 54.93 2006
182 EritreaEritrea 52.27 2008
183 DjiboutiDjibouti 46.24 2008
184 SomaliaSomalia 32.56 2007

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COUNTRIES COVERED
Female 179
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Interesting observations about Education > Preschool enrollment rate

  • All of the top 2 countries by preschool enrollment rate are Hot countries.
  • 7 of the top 10 countries by preschool enrollment rate are Christian.
  • All of the top 2 countries by preschool enrollment rate are Sub-Saharan African.
  • Somalia has ranked last for preschool enrollment rate since 1985.
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