Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa
25.61 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.76 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
010.0M20.0M30.0M197319962019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 25.61 million number against 1.76 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 23.85 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.5 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 4.19 million number 571,545 number 3.62 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 5.81 million number 667,714 number 5.15 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 7.13 million number 934,638 number 6.19 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 10.84 million number 1.07 million number 9.77 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 19.77 million number 1.49 million number 18.28 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 25.61 million number against 1.76 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
23.85 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 43 groups.
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
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,700 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 579 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.