Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Iran, Islamic Republic of
356,435 number
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2.39 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
42nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
40th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 2.39 million number against 356,435 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 2.03 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 6.7 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 55,185 number 480,554 number 425,369 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 78,821 number 835,837 number 757,016 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 104,419 number 1.05 million number 943,586 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 213,940 number 1.33 million number 1.12 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 269,572 number 1.92 million number 1.65 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 2.39 million number against 356,435 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
2.03 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 42nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th 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.