ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
58.06 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.62 million
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
27th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
24th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0M40.0M60.0M197319982024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 58.06 million against 1.62 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 56.44 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 35.8 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.91 million 571,545 11.34 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 23.13 million 667,714 22.46 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 32.84 million 934,638 31.91 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 32.58 million 1.07 million 31.51 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 54.45 million 1.51 million 52.93 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 64.52 million 1.66 million 62.86 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 58.06 million against 1.62 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
56.44 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 221 groups.
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.

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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