Italy vs Spain: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Italy
1.29 million
in 2023
Spain
1.11 million
in 2024
Italy rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119972024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.29 million against 1.11 million in Spain, a difference of 177,870.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 214 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1.77 million 892,084 874,004 Italy
1980s 1.71 million 1.13 million 578,767 Italy
1990s 1.57 million 1.07 million 506,801 Italy
2010s 1.58 million 1.37 million 213,710 Italy
2020s 1.34 million 1.22 million 124,370 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 1.29 million against 1.11 million in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Italy and Spain?
177,870, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.