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

Europe & Central Asia
28.24 million number
in 2019
Thailand
1.79 million number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia rank
19th
Thailand rank
19th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 28.24 million number against 1.79 million number in Thailand, a difference of 26.46 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 15.8 times Thailand's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

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

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 23.94 million number 197,519 number 23.75 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 26.30 million number 670,482 number 25.63 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 25.76 million number 1.76 million number 24.00 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 27.37 million number 1.74 million number 25.64 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 Thailand?
Europe & Central Asia, at 28.24 million number against 1.79 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Thailand?
26.46 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Thailand?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 19th 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.