Australia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Australia
41.2%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
21.3%
in 2019
Australia rank
17th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Australia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0204060199820082019

How they compare

Australia currently reports 41.2% against 21.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 19.9%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 174 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 22.4% 22.4% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 35.5% 19.8% 15.6% 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 (excluding high income)?
Australia, at 41.2% against 21.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
19.9%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Australia ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.