Table 1

Aggregate-level estimates and 95% CIs of the four indicators

Not exposed to stunting or extreme poverty (%)ECE (%)*Home stimulation (%)ECDI (%)†
85 countries65 countries62 countries60 countries
Average63.2 (58.1 to 68.2)38.9 (36.4 to 41.4)69.1 (66.8 to 71.4)75.1 (73.0 to 77.3)
Region
 East Asia and Pacific65.8 (51.0 to 80.5)67.4 (65.3 to 69.5)74.9 (72.7 to 77.2)79.2 (77.1 to 81.3)
 Europe and Central Asia88.3 (85.4 to 91.2)43.4 (39.9 to 46.9)90.1 (88.2 to 92.0)91.0 (88.9 to 93.0)
 Latin America and the
 Caribbean
81.0 (73.5 to 88.5)52.8 (49.4 to 56.2)78.6 (75.7 to 81.4)84.9 (82.2 to 87.6)
 Middle East and North Africa82.3 (71.2 to 93.4)42.4 (39.4 to 45.4)78 (75.0 to 81.0)75.9 (73.8 to 78.0)
 South Asia62.9 (54.7 to 71.1)30.7 (29.0 to 32.3)74.5 (72.9 to 76.2)74.1 (72.1 to 76.1)
 Sub-Saharan Africa45.2 (39.5 to 50.8)24.1 (22.5 to 25.8)46.9 (44.8 to 49.1)60.7 (58.8 to 62.6)
Country income class
 Low-income44.7 (37.8 to 51.7)21.5 (20.1 to 22.8)54.3 (52.4 to 56.2)60.1 (58.4 to 61.8)
 Lower-middle income64.4 (57.2 to 71.7)37.6 (35.3 to 39.9)61.8 (59.4 to 64.1)73.6 (71.3 to 75.9)
 Upper-middle income83.8 (79.3 to 88.4)53.1 (49.6 to 56.6)85.3 (82.8 to 87.8)86.9 (84.5 to 89.3)
  • *Early care and education programmes.

  • †Early Childhood Development Index.

  • ECDI, Early Childhood Development Index; ECE, early care and education.