How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkmenistan?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

Sweden vs Turkmenistan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Sweden

713,417 number

in 2020

Turkmenistan

698,429 number

in 2019

Sweden rank

86th

Turkmenistan rank

87th

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

Sweden
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 713,417 number against 698,429 number in Turkmenistan, a difference of 14,988 number.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 199 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	687,954 number	474,579 number	213,376 number	Sweden
2000s	586,793 number	399,694 number	187,099 number	Sweden
2010s	688,728 number	556,216 number	132,512 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Sweden or Turkmenistan?: Sweden, at 713,417 number against 698,429 number in Turkmenistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Sweden and Turkmenistan?: 14,988 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkmenistan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Sweden and Turkmenistan rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?: Sweden ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 199 countries.
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: 04 September 2026

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/