Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
21.0%
in 2019
Iceland
48.1%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th
Iceland rank
13th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 48.1% against 21.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 27.1%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 13th of 34 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 20.8% 0.0% 20.8% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 21.8% 0.0% 21.8% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 19.6% 33.9% 14.2% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Iceland?
Iceland, at 48.1% against 21.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iceland?
27.1%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iceland?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iceland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 13th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. 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.