Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Saudi Arabia
390,099 number
in 2019
Sweden
462,982 number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia rank
59th
Sweden rank
57th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 462,982 number against 390,099 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 72,883 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 57th of 199 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 22,744 number 216,932 number 194,188 number Sweden
2000s 180,887 number 362,764 number 181,877 number Sweden
2010s 301,473 number 435,240 number 133,767 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 462,982 number against 390,099 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
72,883 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
14 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Saudi Arabia ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 57th 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.