Argentina vs Colombia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Argentina
1.69 million number
in 2017
Colombia
1.74 million number
in 2018
Argentina rank
22nd
Colombia rank
21st

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.74 million number against 1.69 million number in Argentina, a difference of 45,280 number.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 21st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 360,664 number 99,890 number 260,775 number Argentina
1980s 645,774 number 247,142 number 398,631 number Argentina
1990s 1.10 million number 783,204 number 312,523 number Argentina
2000s 1.34 million number 1.14 million number 200,886 number Argentina
2010s 1.49 million number 1.31 million number 180,115 number Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Colombia?
Colombia, at 1.74 million number against 1.69 million number in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Colombia?
45,280 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 21st of 199 countries.
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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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.