Australia vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Australia
40.7%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
19.9%
in 2019
Australia rank
18th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Australia
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 40.7% against 19.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.8%.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Australia ranks 18th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 20.8% 20.8% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.0% 21.7% 21.7% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 35.0% 18.7% 16.3% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, Australia or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Australia, at 40.7% against 19.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Australia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20.8%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Australia ranks 18th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th 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.