Europe & Central Asia vs Nigeria: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
28.24 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
2.02 million number
in 2010
Europe & Central Asia rank
19th
Nigeria rank
17th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 28.24 million number against 2.02 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 26.22 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 14.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 21.26 million number 1.60 million number 19.67 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 23.41 million number 2.02 million number 21.39 million number Europe & Central Asia

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 or Nigeria?
Europe & Central Asia, at 28.24 million number against 2.02 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?
26.22 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th 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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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.