Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Iran
356,435 number
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2.47 million number
in 2019
Iran rank
42nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
39th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 2.47 million number against 356,435 number in Iran, a difference of 2.11 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.9 times Iran's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 55,185 number 486,035 number 430,850 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 78,821 number 845,499 number 766,678 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 104,419 number 1.07 million number 968,319 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 213,940 number 1.37 million number 1.16 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 269,572 number 1.98 million number 1.71 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.47 million number against 356,435 number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
2.11 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Iran ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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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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.