North America vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- North America
- South Africa
How they compare
North America currently reports 8.79 million number against 824,169 number in South Africa, a difference of 7.96 million number.
That makes North America's figure about 10.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.78 million number | 267,831 number | 8.51 million number | North America |
| 2000s | 8.53 million number | 441,344 number | 8.09 million number | North America |
| 2010s | 8.92 million number | 822,374 number | 8.10 million number | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, North America or South Africa?
- North America, at 8.79 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 North America and South Africa?
- 7.96 million number, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do North America and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- North America ranks 36th 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.