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

Nepal
452,259 number
in 2019
South Africa
408,859 number
in 2018
Nepal rank
37th
South Africa rank
39th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Nepal
  • South Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k198320012019

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 452,259 number against 408,859 number in South Africa, a difference of 43,400 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Nepal ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 90,483 number 103,387 number 12,904 number South Africa
2000s 205,307 number 218,734 number 13,428 number South Africa
2010s 484,256 number 407,945 number 76,311 number Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Nepal or South Africa?
Nepal, at 452,259 number against 408,859 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Nepal and South Africa?
43,400 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Nepal ranks 37th 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.