Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Netherlands or Sweden?

Netherlands, at 241,839 number against 238,515 number in Sweden as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Netherlands and Sweden?

3,324 number, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?

12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

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.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Netherlands

241,839 number

in 2018

Sweden

238,515 number

in 2018

Netherlands rank

54th

Sweden rank

55th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 241,839 number against 238,515 number in Sweden, a difference of 3,324 number.

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

Netherlands ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	198,333 number	161,831 number	36,502 number	Netherlands
2010s	261,302 number	226,516 number	34,786 number	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Netherlands or Sweden?: Netherlands, at 241,839 number against 238,515 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Netherlands and Sweden?: 3,324 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?: Netherlands ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th 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: 07 August 2026

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.