Iran, Islamic Republic of vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Iran, Islamic Republic of
349,658 number
in 2016
South Africa
408,859 number
in 2018
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
41st
South Africa rank
39th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • South Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197119942018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 408,859 number against 349,658 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 59,201 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 97,739 number 122,997 number 25,258 number South Africa
2000s 220,211 number 220,491 number 280.3 number South Africa
2010s 265,235 number 405,239 number 140,004 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Iran, Islamic Republic of or South Africa?
South Africa, at 408,859 number against 349,658 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa?
59,201 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th 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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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.