Euro area vs Korea: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Euro area
10.01 million number
in 2019
Korea
1.26 million number
in 2018
Euro area rank
35th
Korea rank
30th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Euro area
  • Korea
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019942019

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 10.01 million number against 1.26 million number in Korea, a difference of 8.75 million number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 7.9 times Korea's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 35th and Korea ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 9.99 million number 30,969 number 9.96 million number Euro area
1980s 9.49 million number 237,868 number 9.25 million number Euro area
1990s 9.54 million number 459,047 number 9.08 million number Euro area
2010s 10.25 million number 1.28 million number 8.97 million number Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Euro area or Korea?
Euro area, at 10.01 million number against 1.26 million number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Euro area and Korea?
8.75 million number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Korea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Euro area and Korea rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Euro area ranks 35th and Korea ranks 30th 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.