What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Australia and Chile?

178,240 number, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Chile: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Australia

3.18 million number

in 2019

Chile

3.00 million number

in 2019

Australia rank

61st

Chile rank

64th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Australia
Chile

How they compare

Australia currently reports 3.18 million number against 3.00 million number in Chile, a difference of 178,240 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 61st and Chile ranks 64th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.65 million number	2.28 million number	365,370 number	Australia
2000s	2.74 million number	3.04 million number	298,787 number	Chile
2010s	2.94 million number	3.03 million number	95,942 number	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Australia or Chile?: Australia, at 3.18 million number against 3.00 million number in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Australia and Chile?: 178,240 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Australia and Chile rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Australia ranks 61st and Chile ranks 64th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.