Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa
12.98 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
903,693 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0M10.0M15.0M197619972019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12.98 million number against 903,693 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 12.08 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 2.97 million number 345,571 number 2.63 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 3.65 million number 477,855 number 3.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 5.51 million number 542,534 number 4.97 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 9.98 million number 764,902 number 9.22 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12.98 million number against 903,693 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
12.08 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 45 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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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.