Australia vs Guatemala: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Australia
533,835 number
in 2018
Guatemala
589,943 number
in 2019
Australia rank
49th
Guatemala rank
46th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Guatemala
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119952019

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 589,943 number against 533,835 number in Australia, a difference of 56,108 number.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 46th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 186,652 number 63,869 number 122,783 number Australia
1980s 163,669 number 134,897 number 28,772 number Australia
1990s 197,414 number 196,698 number 715.71 number Australia
2000s 229,117 number 451,718 number 222,601 number Guatemala
2010s 388,120 number 539,974 number 151,854 number Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Australia or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 589,943 number against 533,835 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Australia and Guatemala?
56,108 number, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guatemala?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Australia and Guatemala rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 46th 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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About this data

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.