Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita

Finland
0.0378 number per person
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0225 number per person
in 2019
Finland rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita over time

  • Finland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.010.020.030.04197119952019

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0378 number per person against 0.0225 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0153 number per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Finland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0086 number per person 0.0119 number per person 0.0033 number per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.0159 number per person 0.0125 number per person 0.0033 number per person Finland
1990s 0.0197 number per person 0.0124 number per person 0.0073 number per person Finland
2000s 0.0267 number per person 0.0139 number per person 0.0127 number per person Finland
2010s 0.0345 number per person 0.0196 number per person 0.0148 number per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Finland, at 0.0378 number per person against 0.0225 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0153 number per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
Finland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,118 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.