Canada vs South Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development program

Canada
378,501 number
in 2019
South Asia
4.83 million number
in 2013
Canada rank
27th
South Asia rank
24th

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Canada
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 4.83 million number against 378,501 number in Canada, a difference of 4.45 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 12.7 times Canada's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 27th and South Asia ranks 24th of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 388,498 number 4.17 million number 3.78 million number South Asia
2000s 348,416 number 4.36 million number 4.01 million number South Asia
2010s 361,372 number 4.71 million number 4.35 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development program, Canada or South Asia?
South Asia, at 4.83 million number against 378,501 number in Canada as of 2013.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Canada and South Asia?
4.45 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Asia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Canada and South Asia rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Canada ranks 27th and South Asia ranks 24th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/