Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Spain

Spain: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes was 227,429 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
227,429 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
9th
of 64 countries
All-time high
227,429 number
in 2018
All-time low
213,282 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Spain, 2013–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2013201520182013: 215.9k number2014: 213.3k number2015: 213.3k number2016: 213.7k number2017: 221.4k number2018: 227.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Spain stood at 227,429 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Spain ranks 9th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Spain, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 215,873 number
2014 213,346 number -1.2%
2015 213,282 number -0.0%
2016 213,686 number +0.2%
2017 221,419 number +3.6%
2018 227,429 number +2.7%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 227,429 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,485 number, 18.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 227,429 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12,649 number, 18.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 6 Vietnam 355,826 number compare
  2. 7 South Korea 351,778 number compare
  3. 8 Ghana 250,297 number compare
  4. 10 United Kingdom 202,161 number compare
  5. 11 Australia 190,920 number compare
  6. 12 Cuba 152,411 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Spain?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Spain was 227,429 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 227,429 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 213,282 number in 2015.
How does Spain rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
Spain ranks 9th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,001 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. 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.