Australia vs Finland: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program

Australia
40.7%
in 2018
Finland
47.1%
in 2018
Australia rank
18th
Finland rank
15th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
0204060199820082018

How they compare

Finland currently reports 47.1% against 40.7% in Australia, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Finland ahead.

Australia ranks 18th and Finland ranks 15th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010s 35.0% 32.1% 2.9% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program, Australia or Finland?
Finland, at 47.1% against 40.7% in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program between Australia and Finland?
6.4%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program?
Australia ranks 18th and Finland ranks 15th 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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About this data

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.