Madagascar vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Madagascar
468,442 number
in 2019
South Africa
408,859 number
in 2018
Madagascar rank
36th
South Africa rank
39th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199420062019

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 468,442 number against 408,859 number in South Africa, a difference of 59,583 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 36th 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 Madagascar South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 25,054 number 103,387 number 78,333 number South Africa
2000s 63,289 number 239,732 number 176,443 number South Africa
2010s 248,165 number 413,197 number 165,032 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Madagascar or South Africa?
Madagascar, at 468,442 number against 408,859 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Madagascar and South Africa?
59,583 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Madagascar ranks 36th 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.