Canada vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Canada
564,540
in 2023
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
29.65 million
in 2024
Canada rank
54th
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
54th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119972024

How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 29.65 million against 564,540 in Canada, a difference of 29.08 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 52.5 times Canada's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 54th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 54th of 214 countries.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Difference Ahead
1970s 374,554 4.64 million 4.26 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 412,915 6.40 million 5.98 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 488,555 8.19 million 7.70 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 576,808 25.46 million 24.88 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 559,524 26.77 million 26.21 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Canada or ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 29.65 million against 564,540 in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Canada and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
29.08 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Canada and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Canada ranks 54th and ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 54th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/canada/eca-all-countries-unsdcode-98100/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/canada/eca-all-countries-unsdcode-98100/">Canada vs ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 18,608 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release