Argentina vs Europe & Central Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Argentina
1.69 million number
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia
28.24 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
22nd
Europe & Central Asia rank
19th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 28.24 million number against 1.69 million number in Argentina, a difference of 26.55 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 16.7 times Argentina's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 22nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th of 199 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 332,058 number 23.77 million number 23.43 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 645,774 number 26.14 million number 25.50 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 1.10 million number 23.78 million number 22.68 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 1.33 million number 21.17 million number 19.84 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 1.58 million number 25.73 million number 24.15 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 28.24 million number against 1.69 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Europe & Central Asia?
26.55 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Europe & Central Asia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 22nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th 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.