Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs South Korea: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
12.91 million number
in 2019
South Korea
1.26 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
33rd
South Korea rank
30th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • South Korea
05.0M10.0M15.0M197119952019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 12.91 million number against 1.26 million number in South Korea, a difference of 11.65 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and South Korea ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) South Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 12.50 million number 237,868 number 12.26 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 12.34 million number 459,047 number 11.88 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 11.38 million number 1.28 million number 10.10 million number Europe & Central Asia (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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or South Korea?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 12.91 million number against 1.26 million number in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
11.65 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and South 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.