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

Colombia
1.74 million number
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.76 million number
in 2018
Colombia rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197219952018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.76 million number against 1.74 million number in Colombia, a difference of 24,640 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Colombia ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 107,553 number 571,545 number 463,992 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 282,827 number 667,714 number 384,887 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 709,234 number 977,548 number 268,314 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.14 million number 1.06 million number 72,805 number Colombia
2010s 1.45 million number 1.40 million number 54,250 number Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Colombia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.76 million number against 1.74 million number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Colombia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24,640 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Colombia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 21st 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.