Australia vs North America: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry
Australia
44,489 number
in 2018
North America
383,387 number
in 2019
Australia rank
36th
North America rank
34th
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 383,387 number against 44,489 number in Australia, a difference of 338,898 number.
That makes North America's figure about 8.6 times Australia's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 36th and North America ranks 34th of 133 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109,340 number | 279,557 number | 170,217 number | North America |
| 2010s | 58,811 number | 392,205 number | 333,394 number | North America |
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 North America?
- North America, at 383,387 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 North America?
- 338,898 number, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Australia ranks 36th and North America ranks 34th 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
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/