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

Australia
22,212 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
187,411 number
in 2019
Australia rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
33rd

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

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 187,411 number against 22,212 number in Australia, a difference of 165,199 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 8.4 times Australia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 132 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 53,710 number 707,002 number 653,292 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 29,060 number 302,873 number 273,813 number Latin America & Caribbean

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?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 187,411 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?
165,199 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Australia ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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/