Small states vs South Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Small states
540,304 number
in 2019
South Africa
415,310 number
in 2018
Small states rank
40th
South Africa rank
40th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Small states
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197419962019

How they compare

Small states currently reports 540,304 number against 415,310 number in South Africa, a difference of 124,994 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 40th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 320,260 number 134,068 number 186,192 number Small states
2000s 386,868 number 220,853 number 166,014 number Small states
2010s 490,166 number 414,327 number 75,839 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Small states or South Africa?
Small states, at 540,304 number against 415,310 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Small states and South Africa?
124,994 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Small states and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Small states ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 40th of 43 groups.
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.