Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Iran
706,093 number
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
4.63 million number
in 2019
Iran rank
42nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
40th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 4.63 million number against 706,093 number in Iran, a difference of 3.92 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 6.6 times Iran's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th of 199 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 119,288 number 784,912 number 665,625 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 161,667 number 1.30 million number 1.14 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 200,986 number 1.75 million number 1.54 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 434,151 number 2.44 million number 2.01 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 534,806 number 3.66 million number 3.12 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 4.63 million number against 706,093 number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
3.92 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Iran ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th 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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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.