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

Australia
22,277 number
in 2018
Other small states
159,568 number
in 2019
Australia rank
37th
Other small states rank
37th

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

  • Australia
  • Other small states
050.0k100.0k150.0k200120102019

How they compare

Other small states currently reports 159,568 number against 22,277 number in Australia, a difference of 137,291 number.

That makes Other small states's figure about 7.2 times Australia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Other small states has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 37th and Other small states ranks 37th of 132 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Other small states Difference Ahead
2000s 60,056 number 143,404 number 83,348 number Other small states
2010s 29,752 number 148,727 number 118,975 number Other 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 Other small states?
Other small states, at 159,568 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 Other small states?
137,291 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Other small states?
11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do Australia and Other small states rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Australia ranks 37th and Other small states ranks 37th 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

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/