Latin America & Caribbean vs South Africa: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both

Latin America & Caribbean
5.51 million number
in 2019
South Africa
295,942 number
in 2014
Latin America & Caribbean rank
18th
South Africa rank
15th

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • South Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 5.51 million number against 295,942 number in South Africa, a difference of 5.21 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 18.6 times South Africa's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 40 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.34 million number 228,610 number 1.11 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 3.56 million number 281,152 number 3.28 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both, Latin America & Caribbean or South Africa?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 5.51 million number against 295,942 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both between Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa?
5.21 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) 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.