Australia vs Canada: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Australia
279,837 number
in 2018
Canada
261,518 number
in 1996
Australia rank
48th
Canada rank
51st

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197119942018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 279,837 number against 261,518 number in Canada, a difference of 18,319 number.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 48th and Canada ranks 51st of 196 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 98,741 number 193,193 number 94,453 number Canada
1980s 85,144 number 212,046 number 126,903 number Canada
1990s 93,387 number 247,144 number 153,757 number Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 279,837 number against 261,518 number in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Australia and Canada?
18,319 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1994.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Australia ranks 48th and Canada ranks 51st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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.