Argentina vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Argentina
1.69 million number
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.76 million number
in 2018
Argentina rank
22nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.76 million number against 1.69 million number in Argentina, a difference of 69,920 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Argentina ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 402,702 number 571,545 number 168,843 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 705,738 number 659,667 number 46,072 number Argentina
1990s 1.12 million number 1.03 million number 84,161 number Argentina
2000s 1.33 million number 1.07 million number 264,592 number Argentina
2010s 1.58 million number 1.46 million number 125,835 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.76 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
69,920 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Argentina and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th 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.