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

Egypt
1.48 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
1.50 million number
in 2018
Egypt rank
26th
Türkiye rank
24th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Türkiye
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197119952019

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.50 million number against 1.48 million number in Egypt, a difference of 20,670 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 24th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 35,577 number 5,246 number 30,332 number Egypt
1980s 116,703 number 63,894 number 52,809 number Egypt
1990s 252,680 number 156,718 number 95,962 number Egypt
2000s 534,212 number 461,025 number 73,187 number Egypt
2010s 1.12 million number 1.18 million number 63,728 number Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Egypt or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.50 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 Türkiye?
20,670 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Türkiye?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 24th 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.