Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- South Africa
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 6.14 million number against 824,169 number in South Africa, a difference of 5.32 million number.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 7.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.46 million number | 267,831 number | 2.20 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 3.28 million number | 441,344 number | 2.84 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 5.10 million number | 822,374 number | 4.28 million number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or South Africa?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 6.14 million number against 824,169 number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa?
- 5.32 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.