Australia vs Canada: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Australia
1.32 million number
in 2019
Canada
1.17 million number
in 2019
Australia rank
63rd
Canada rank
64th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.32 million number against 1.17 million number in Canada, a difference of 148,690 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 63rd and Canada ranks 64th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 654,510 number 1.20 million number 543,574 number Canada
2000s 881,094 number 1.08 million number 203,625 number Canada
2010s 1.25 million number 1.16 million number 91,606 number Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 1.32 million number against 1.17 million number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Australia and Canada?
148,690 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 63rd and Canada ranks 64th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/