India vs Middle income: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

India
43.90 million number
in 2019
Middle income
174.60 million number
in 2019
India rank
2nd
Middle income rank
4th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • India
  • Middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019942019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 174.60 million number against 43.90 million number in India, a difference of 130.70 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.0 times India's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 526,240 number 27.42 million number 26.90 million number Middle income
1980s 1.13 million number 50.62 million number 49.49 million number Middle income
1990s 1.79 million number 69.86 million number 68.07 million number Middle income
2010s 43.73 million number 172.03 million number 128.31 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, India or Middle income?
Middle income, at 174.60 million number against 43.90 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between India and Middle income?
130.70 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th 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.