Brazil vs China: Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes

Brazil
8.75 million number
in 2018
China
46.56 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • China
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M199920092019

How they compare

China currently reports 46.56 million number against 8.75 million number in Brazil, a difference of 37.82 million number.

That makes China's figure about 5.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 171 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
2000s 6.72 million number 23.63 million number 16.90 million number China
2010s 7.79 million number 37.74 million number 29.96 million number China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes, Brazil or China?
China, at 46.56 million number against 8.75 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes between Brazil and China?
37.82 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (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 early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,434 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) 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.