Australia vs North America: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry
Australia
22,277 number
in 2018
North America
193,143 number
in 2019
Australia rank
37th
North America rank
35th
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 193,143 number against 22,277 number in Australia, a difference of 170,866 number.
That makes North America's figure about 8.7 times Australia's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 37th and North America ranks 35th of 132 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55,811 number | 144,650 number | 88,839 number | North America |
| 2010s | 29,752 number | 217,453 number | 187,701 number | North America |
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 North America?
- North America, at 193,143 number against 22,277 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 North America?
- 170,866 number, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Australia ranks 37th and North America 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/