Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes

Italy
93.2%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.2%
in 2016
Italy rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
20406080100199920082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 93.2% against 27.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 66.0%.

That makes Italy's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Italy ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 100.7% 15.7% 84.9% Italy
2010s 98.4% 21.6% 76.8% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Italy, at 93.2% against 27.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,741 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.