School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators

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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 the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Spain (2007)123.37
2Belgium (2007)120.93
3Czech Republic (2007)114.12
4Mexico (2007)113.4
5France (2007)112.89
6Monaco (2009)111.67
7Cuba (2008)110.81
8Seychelles (2007)108.66
9Germany (2007)107.72
10Euro area (2007)106.44
11South Korea (2007)105.05
12North Korea (2007)105.05
13Aruba (2008)103.83
14Cayman Islands (2008)103.41
15Grenada (2008)103.14
16Belarus (2007)102.26
17Netherlands Antilles (2003)102.21
18Liechtenstein (2007)102.21
19Netherlands (2007)101.31
20Italy (2007)101.3
21Malta (2007)101.26
22Australia (2006)101.26
23Sweden (2007)101.25
24Maldives (2008)101.25
25Ireland (1991)101.22
26Switzerland (2007)101.22
27Ecuador (2007)100.06
28Andorra (2008)98.47
29Mauritius (2008)98.37
30Ukraine (2008)98.03
31Israel (2007)97.51
32Denmark (2007)96.09
33Iceland (2007)96.07
34St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2005)95.58
35Estonia (2007)94.54
36Slovakia (2007)94.03
37New Zealand (2007)93.16
38Austria (2007)92.32
39Norway (2007)91.96
40Latvia (2007)90.2
41Russia (2007)89.37
42Jamaica (2007)89.3
43Hungary (2007)88.58
44Japan (2007)88.44
45United Arab Emirates (2007)87.37
46Luxembourg (2007)86.11
47Guyana (2008)84.74
48Liberia (2008)84.16
49High income: OECD (2007)82.98
50Brunei Darussalam (2008)82.85
51Bulgaria (2007)81.75
52Trinidad and Tobago (2008)81.52
53Suriname (2008)81.29
54Uruguay (2007)80.64
55Portugal (2007)80.06
56Hong Kong (2005)79.93
57Slovenia (2007)79.88
58Cyprus (2007)79.63
59High income (2007)78.88
60Dominica (2008)77.06
61Kuwait (2008)76.43
62Kiribati (2004)74.62
63United Kingdom (2007)73.36
64Lebanon (2008)72.3
65Moldova (2008)72.29
66Romania (2007)72.24
67Antigua and Barbuda (2007)71.92
68St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)71.02
69Canada (2006)70.45
70Lithuania (2007)69.35
71Venezuela (2008)69.11
72Panama (2008)68.86
73Costa Rica (2008)68.81
74Greece (2007)68.58
75St. Lucia (2008)68.35
76Peru (2007)67.91
77Ghana (2008)67.49
78Argentina (2006)66.91
79Latin America & Caribbean (2007)65.99
80Upper middle income (2007)64.44
81Finland (2007)63.79
82Palau (2005)63.59
83Georgia (2008)62.53
84Brazil (2007)62.42
85United States (2007)61.11
86Cape Verde (2008)60.32
87Poland (2007)60.25
88El Salvador (2008)59.7
89Papua New Guinea (2002)59.29
90Mongolia (2008)57.35
91Serbia (2008)57.29
92Malaysia (2006)57.11
93Morocco (2008)56.9
94Nicaragua (2008)55.77
95Chile (2007)55.76
96Equatorial Guinea (2007)54.29
97Europe & Central Asia (2007)54
98Bahrain (2008)53.81
99Iran (2008)52.24
100Qatar (2008)51.29
101Samoa (2007)51.25
102South Africa (2007)51.13
103Croatia (2007)51.11
104Colombia (2008)49.38
105Bolivia (2007)49.31
106Albania (2004)48.62
107Kenya (2008)47.59
108South Asia (2007)47.09
109India (2007)47.08
110Pakistan (2005)46.87
111Philippines (2007)46.81
112Middle income (2007)45.61
113Indonesia (2007)44.99
114Marshall Islands (2007)44.97
115Zimbabwe (2003)43.75
116China (2007)41.88
117East Asia & Pacific (2007)41.83
118Solomon Islands (2003)41.66
119Lower middle income (2007)41.34
120Low & middle income (2007)40.81
121Vietnam (2001)40.72
122Honduras (2008)40.41
123Belize (2008)40.23
124Kazakhstan (2009)39.44
125Sao Tome and Principe (2009)38.7
126Macedonia (2007)38.47
127Micronesia (1999)36.79
128Dominican Republic (2008)34.88
129Nepal (2006)34.57
130Tanzania (2008)34.24
131Paraguay (2006)33.92
132Oman (2008)33.7
133Haiti (1991)33.36
134Armenia (2007)32.8
135Jordan (2007)32.53
136Namibia (2006)31.44
137Bahamas (2003)30.35
138West Bank and Gaza (2007)29.9
139Guatemala (2008)29.44
140Middle East & North Africa (2007)28.55
141Sudan (2009)28.09
142Lesotho (2005)27.4
143Uzbekistan (2007)27.27
144Angola (1999)26.78
145Azerbaijan (2008)26.48
146Cameroon (2008)24.77
147Algeria (2008)23.4
148Tunisia (2003)22.27
149Gambia (2007)22.01
150Tonga (2005)20.67
151Uganda (2008)18.8
152Kyrgyzstan (2008)16.66
153Botswana (2006)16.26
154Egypt (2007)16.13
155Nigeria (2007)15.98
156Turkey (2007)15.98
157Fiji (2006)15.81
158Swaziland (2005)15.77
159Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)15.64
160Laos (2008)14.92
161Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2008)14.8
162Low income (2001)14.61
163Gabon (2002)14.22
164Eritrea (2008)13.24
165Benin (2008)13.19
166Cambodia (2008)12.93
167Republic of the Congo (2008)12.47
168Guinea (2008)11.44
169Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)10.96
170Saudi Arabia (2008)10.86
171Senegal (2008)10.65
172Bangladesh (2005)10.49
173Timor-Leste (2005)10.48
174Syria (2008)9.67
175Madagascar (2008)9.24
176Tajikistan (2008)8.98
177Libya (2006)8.88
178Least developed countries: UN classification (2000)7.82
179Vanuatu (2006)7.15
180Burma (2007)5.54
181Iraq (2005)5.53
182Sierra Leone (2007)4.94
183Comoros (2005)4.75
184Togo (2007)4.23
185Mali (2008)4
186Guinea-Bissau (2000)3.71
187Ethiopia (2008)3.67
188Central African Republic (2007)3.32
189Niger (2009)3.16
190Djibouti (2008)3.15
191Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)3.11
192Ivory Coast (2008)2.99
193Burkina Faso (2008)2.86
194Rwanda (2002)2.75
195Burundi (2007)2.62
196Zambia (1998)2.37
197Mauritania (2005)1.92
198Bhutan (2008)1.04
199Yemen (2005)0.9
200Chad (2005)0.82
201Afghanistan (2004)0.8
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