Australia vs Euro area: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Australia
44,489 number
in 2018
Euro area
147,288 number
in 2019
Australia rank
36th
Euro area rank
39th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Australia
  • Euro area
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199820082019

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 147,288 number against 44,489 number in Australia, a difference of 102,799 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 3.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Euro area ahead.

Australia ranks 36th and Euro area ranks 39th of 133 countries.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Euro area Difference Ahead
2000s 110,848 number 242,052 number 131,203 number Euro area
2010s 58,811 number 83,765 number 24,953 number Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Australia or Euro area?
Euro area, at 147,288 number against 44,489 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Australia and Euro area?
102,799 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Euro area?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Australia and Euro area rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Australia ranks 36th and Euro area ranks 39th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/