Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Thailand: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
25.61 million number
in 2019
Thailand
1.79 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th
Thailand rank
19th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Thailand
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119952019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 25.61 million number against 1.79 million number in Thailand, a difference of 23.83 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 14.3 times Thailand's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 4.24 million number 215,341 number 4.02 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 5.60 million number 670,482 number 4.93 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 7.22 million number 1.76 million number 5.46 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 22.56 million number 1.74 million number 20.82 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Thailand?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 25.61 million number against 1.79 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?
23.83 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 19th 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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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.