Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa 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's figure about 14.3 times Thailand's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.24 million number | 215,341 number | 4.02 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 5.60 million number | 670,482 number | 4.93 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 7.22 million number | 1.76 million number | 5.46 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 22.56 million number | 1.74 million number | 20.82 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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 or Thailand?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 and Thailand?
- 23.83 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.