GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
43.10 million
in 2024
South Africa
818,404
in 2023
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
44th
South Africa rank
42nd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197620002024

How they compare

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 43.10 million against 818,404 in South Africa, a difference of 42.29 million.

That makes GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 52.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 221 groups.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 18.01 million 267,831 17.74 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 18.07 million 320,637 17.75 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 34.39 million 823,719 33.57 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 39.51 million 807,846 38.70 million GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 43.10 million against 818,404 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
42.29 million, with GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd 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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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