Germany vs OECD members: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Germany
2.36 million number
in 2018
OECD members
36.99 million number
in 2019
Germany rank
15th
OECD members rank
15th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Germany
  • OECD members
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 36.99 million number against 2.36 million number in Germany, a difference of 34.63 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 15.7 times Germany's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 15th of 199 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 2.35 million number 29.05 million number 26.71 million number OECD members
2010s 2.27 million number 37.24 million number 34.98 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Germany or OECD members?
OECD members, at 36.99 million number against 2.36 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Germany and OECD members?
34.63 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and OECD members?
11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Germany and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Germany ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 15th of 199 countries.
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.