Small states vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Small states
1.07 million number
in 2019
South Africa
824,169 number
in 2018
Small states rank
42nd
South Africa rank
39th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Small states
  • South Africa
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197319962019

How they compare

Small states currently reports 1.07 million number against 824,169 number in South Africa, a difference of 250,661 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 639,496 number 267,831 number 371,664 number Small states
2000s 770,549 number 441,344 number 329,204 number Small states
2010s 972,600 number 822,374 number 150,226 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Small states or South Africa?
Small states, at 1.07 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 Small states and South Africa?
250,661 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Small states and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Small states ranks 42nd 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

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.