Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Spain
40.7%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
17.4%
in 2016
Spain rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 40.7% against 17.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.3%.

That makes Spain's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Spain ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 18.7% 10.1% 8.7% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Spain, at 40.7% against 17.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
23.3%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Spain ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 177 countries.
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.