Ethiopia vs OECD members: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
2.51 million number
in 2015
OECD members
36.99 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
14th
OECD members rank
16th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • OECD members
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 36.99 million number against 2.51 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 34.47 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 14.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 16th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 7,570 number 20.59 million number 20.59 million number OECD members
1980s 69,071 number 25.20 million number 25.13 million number OECD members
1990s 74,481 number 28.74 million number 28.67 million number OECD members
2000s 170,521 number 31.90 million number 31.73 million number OECD members
2010s 1.35 million number 36.00 million number 34.65 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or OECD members?
OECD members, at 36.99 million number against 2.51 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and OECD members?
34.47 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and OECD members?
32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 16th 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.