India vs World: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

India
21.34 million number
in 2019
World
104.20 million number
in 2019
India rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • India
  • World
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019942019

How they compare

World currently reports 104.20 million number against 21.34 million number in India, a difference of 82.86 million number.

That makes World's figure about 4.9 times India's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1970s 238,087 number 23.87 million number 23.63 million number World
1980s 511,056 number 36.43 million number 35.92 million number World
1990s 820,568 number 46.85 million number 46.03 million number World
2010s 21.33 million number 103.16 million number 81.83 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, India or World?
World, at 104.20 million number against 21.34 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between India and World?
82.86 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do India and World rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.
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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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.