Aggregate-level disparity by wealth quintiles* and 95% CIs of the three indicators
| ECE (%)† | Home stimulation (%) | ECDI (%)‡ | |
| 65 countries | 62 countries | 60 countries | |
| Average | 29.7 (22.1 to 37.3) | 21.7 (15.6 to 27.9) | 12.0 (5.7 to 18.3) |
| Region | |||
| East Asia and Pacific | 19.9 (14.2 to 25.6) | 28.5 (22.5 to 34.5) | 13.7 (7.1 to 20.4) |
| Europe and Central Asia | 39.9 (31.2 to 48.6) | 11.4 (5.5 to 17.3) | 3.4 (−2.1 to 9.0) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 30.5 (21.4 to 39.5) | 28.5 (20.2 to 36.9) | 16.0 (8.1 to 23.9) |
| Middle East and North Africa | 20.4 (5.8 to 35.0) | 19.7 (13.9 to 25.4) | 11.0 (5.1 to 17.0) |
| South Asia | 16.7 (12.0 to 21.4) | 22.1 (17.7 to 26.6) | 16.8 (11.0 to 22.7) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.4 (25.8 to 37.1) | 22.3 (16.6 to 28.0) | 13.0 (7.4 to 18.7) |
| Country income class | |||
| Low-income | 23.9 (18.6 to 29.3) | 20.6 (15.6 to 25.6) | 13.2 (8.2 to 18.2) |
| Lower-middle income | 33.7 (27.4 to 40.0) | 26.5 (19.8 to 33.2) | 12.5 (5.7 to 19.4) |
| Upper-middle income | 30.8 (20.3 to 41.2) | 18.2 (11.7 to 24.7) | 10.6 (3.9 to 17.4) |
*Gaps by wealth quintile are defined as the difference between the richest and poorest quintile averages. A negative area gap implies poorest advantage, while a positive gap richest advantage.
†Early care and education programmes.
‡Early Childhood Development Index.
ECDI, Early Childhood Development Index; ECE, early care and education.