Egypt vs Italy: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Egypt
1.48 million number
in 2019
Italy
1.49 million number
in 2018
Egypt rank
26th
Italy rank
25th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Italy
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119952019

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.49 million number against 1.48 million number in Egypt, a difference of 10,870 number.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 26th and Italy ranks 25th of 199 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 37,833 number 1.75 million number 1.71 million number Italy
1980s 110,605 number 1.72 million number 1.61 million number Italy
1990s 254,062 number 1.57 million number 1.32 million number Italy
2000s 534,212 number 1.63 million number 1.09 million number Italy
2010s 1.12 million number 1.63 million number 513,800 number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Egypt or Italy?
Italy, at 1.49 million number against 1.48 million number in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Egypt and Italy?
10,870 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Italy?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Italy rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 26th and Italy ranks 25th 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.