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

Colombia
1.74 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia
28.24 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
21st
Europe & Central Asia rank
19th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 28.24 million number against 1.74 million number in Colombia, a difference of 26.50 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 16.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 21st 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 Colombia Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 103,196 number 24.05 million number 23.95 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 255,271 number 26.30 million number 26.05 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 702,150 number 24.73 million number 24.03 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 1.14 million number 21.23 million number 20.09 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 1.45 million number 25.25 million number 23.80 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, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 28.24 million number against 1.74 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?
26.50 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 21st 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.