Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 27.51 million number against 2.25 million number in Argentina as of 2019.

What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

25.26 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Argentina

2.25 million number

in 2019

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

27.51 million number

in 2019

Argentina rank

30th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

29th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Argentina
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 27.51 million number against 2.25 million number in Argentina, a difference of 25.26 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.04 million number	22.56 million number	21.52 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	1.31 million number	26.23 million number	24.92 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	2.03 million number	28.79 million number	26.76 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	2.12 million number	28.51 million number	26.40 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	2.19 million number	27.42 million number	25.23 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 27.51 million number against 2.25 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 25.26 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Argentina ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.