East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Mexico: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
63.93 million number
in 2019
Mexico
4.90 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
Mexico rank
8th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Mexico
020.0M40.0M60.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 63.93 million number against 4.90 million number in Mexico, a difference of 59.03 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.0 times Mexico's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 8th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 8.96 million number 555,418 number 8.40 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 17.75 million number 1.93 million number 15.83 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 30.72 million number 3.02 million number 27.70 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 31.56 million number 4.03 million number 27.53 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 52.66 million number 4.78 million number 47.88 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Mexico?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 63.93 million number against 4.90 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mexico?
59.03 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mexico?
44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mexico rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 8th of 45 groups.
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.