Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Australia
22,212 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
159,936 number
in 2019
Australia rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
36th

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

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 159,936 number against 22,212 number in Australia, a difference of 137,724 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.2 times Australia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 132 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 53,710 number 679,891 number 626,180 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 29,060 number 279,285 number 250,225 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 159,936 number against 22,212 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
137,724 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Australia ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 132 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/