Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Australia
40.7%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
19.6%
in 2019
Australia rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
17th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
0204060199720082019

How they compare

Australia currently reports 40.7% against 19.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 21.1%.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Australia ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 11.5% 11.5% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 0.0% 15.2% 15.2% Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 35.0% 18.0% 17.0% 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?
Australia, at 40.7% against 19.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
21.1%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Australia ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th 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.