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

Jamaica
0.0385 number per person
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0225 number per person
in 2019
Jamaica rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

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

  • Jamaica
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.020.040.06197319962019

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0385 number per person against 0.0225 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.016 number per person.

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

Across all 37 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0559 number per person 0.0122 number per person 0.0437 number per person Jamaica
1980s 0.0561 number per person 0.0125 number per person 0.0435 number per person Jamaica
1990s 0.0545 number per person 0.0122 number per person 0.0423 number per person Jamaica
2000s 0.053 number per person 0.0137 number per person 0.0393 number per person Jamaica
2010s 0.039 number per person 0.0211 number per person 0.018 number per person Jamaica

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, Jamaica or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Jamaica, at 0.0385 number per person against 0.0225 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita between Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.016 number per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 29th 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.