European Union vs Spain: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

European Union
15.19 million number
in 2019
Spain
1.30 million number
in 2018
European Union rank
31st
Spain rank
29th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • European Union
  • Spain
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019942019

How they compare

European Union currently reports 15.19 million number against 1.30 million number in Spain, a difference of 13.89 million number.

That makes European Union's figure about 11.7 times Spain's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 31st and Spain ranks 29th of 45 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 13.61 million number 892,084 number 12.72 million number European Union
1980s 13.97 million number 1.13 million number 12.84 million number European Union
1990s 13.79 million number 1.07 million number 12.72 million number European Union
2010s 15.38 million number 1.38 million number 14.00 million number European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, European Union or Spain?
European Union, at 15.19 million number against 1.30 million number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between European Union and Spain?
13.89 million number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do European Union and Spain rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
European Union ranks 31st and Spain ranks 29th 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.