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

Australia
22,212 number
in 2018
Small states
166,996 number
in 2019
Australia rank
34th
Small states rank
35th

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

  • Australia
  • Small states
050.0k100.0k150.0k200120102019

How they compare

Small states currently reports 166,996 number against 22,212 number in Australia, a difference of 144,784 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 7.5 times Australia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 34th and Small states ranks 35th of 132 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 55,861 number 154,440 number 98,578 number Small states
2010s 29,060 number 155,529 number 126,470 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 166,996 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 Small states?
144,784 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Australia and Small states rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Australia ranks 34th and Small states ranks 35th 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/