Caribbean Small States vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Caribbean Small States
117,031 number
in 2019
South Africa
408,859 number
in 2018
Caribbean Small States rank
44th
South Africa rank
39th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197419962019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 408,859 number against 117,031 number in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 291,828 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 3.5 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 115,815 number 133,763 number 17,948 number South Africa
2000s 124,096 number 220,491 number 96,396 number South Africa
2010s 116,377 number 408,047 number 291,670 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Caribbean Small States or South Africa?
South Africa, at 408,859 number against 117,031 number in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Caribbean Small States and South Africa?
291,828 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Caribbean Small States and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.