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

Australia
44,489 number
in 2018
Small states
340,513 number
in 2019
Australia rank
36th
Small states rank
36th

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

  • Australia
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 340,513 number against 44,489 number in Australia, a difference of 296,024 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 7.7 times Australia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 36th and Small states ranks 36th of 133 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 109,340 number 316,232 number 206,892 number Small states
2010s 58,811 number 319,077 number 260,266 number Small states

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 Small states?
Small states, at 340,513 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 Small states?
296,024 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Australia and Small states rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Australia ranks 36th and Small states ranks 36th 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/