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

Australia
22,277 number
in 2018
Botswana
20,377 number
in 2015
Australia rank
37th
Botswana rank
39th

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

  • Australia
  • Botswana
20.0k40.0k60.0k200120092018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 22,277 number against 20,377 number in Botswana, a difference of 1,900 number.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 37th and Botswana ranks 39th of 132 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Botswana Difference Ahead
2000s 56,504 number 18,526 number 37,978 number Australia
2010s 27,144 number 18,734 number 8,410 number Australia

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 Botswana?
Australia, at 22,277 number against 20,377 number in Botswana as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Australia and Botswana?
1,900 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Australia ranks 37th and Botswana ranks 39th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/