Italy vs Least developed countries: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Italy
1.49 million number
in 2018
Least developed countries
18.62 million number
in 2019
Italy rank
25th
Least developed countries rank
29th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Least developed countries
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197119952019

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 18.62 million number against 1.49 million number in Italy, a difference of 17.13 million number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 12.5 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and Least developed countries ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 1.79 million number 2.15 million number 360,331 number Least developed countries
1980s 1.71 million number 3.97 million number 2.26 million number Least developed countries
1990s 1.57 million number 4.68 million number 3.10 million number Least developed countries
2000s 1.63 million number 7.84 million number 6.21 million number Least developed countries
2010s 1.63 million number 14.69 million number 13.06 million number Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Italy or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 18.62 million number against 1.49 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Italy and Least developed countries?
17.13 million number, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Least developed countries?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Italy and Least developed countries rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 25th and Least developed countries ranks 29th 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.