Europe & Central Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
52.70 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.21 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
27th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0M40.0M60.0M199720082020

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 52.70 million number against 3.21 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 49.49 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 16.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 40 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 41.76 million number 1.51 million number 40.25 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 38.09 million number 1.41 million number 36.68 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 47.56 million number 2.73 million number 44.83 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Europe & Central Asia, at 52.70 million number against 3.21 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
49.49 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/