Italy vs Spain: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Italy
715,157 number
in 2018
Spain
628,041 number
in 2018
Italy rank
26th
Spain rank
29th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 715,157 number against 628,041 number in Spain, a difference of 87,116 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 865,052 number 454,437 number 410,615 number Italy
1980s 837,193 number 562,171 number 275,022 number Italy
1990s 763,437 number 520,818 number 242,619 number Italy
2010s 768,363 number 669,238 number 99,126 number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 715,157 number against 628,041 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Italy and Spain?
87,116 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Italy ranks 26th and Spain ranks 29th 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.