Ireland vs Upper middle income: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private

Ireland
99.0%
in 2018
Upper middle income
44.9%
in 2019
Ireland rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private over time

  • Ireland
  • Upper middle income
020406080100197119952019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 99.0% against 44.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 54.1%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 100.0% 10.0% 90.0% Ireland
1980s 100.0% 11.5% 88.5% Ireland
1990s 100.0% 11.9% 88.1% Ireland
2010s 98.4% 42.4% 56.0% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private, Ireland or Upper middle income?
Ireland, at 99.0% against 44.9% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private between Ireland and Upper middle income?
54.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Upper middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
Ireland ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 7,090 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. 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.