Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Australia
40.7%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
19.5%
in 2019
Australia rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 40.7% against 19.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.2%.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Australia ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 12.7% 12.7% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0% 16.0% 16.0% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 35.0% 17.9% 17.1% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Australia, at 40.7% against 19.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
21.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Australia ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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.