Australia vs South Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development program

Australia
994,950 number
in 2019
South Asia
9.99 million number
in 2013
Australia rank
23rd
South Asia rank
24th

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Australia
  • South Asia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199620072019

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 9.99 million number against 994,950 number in Australia, a difference of 9.00 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 10.0 times Australia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and South Asia ranks 24th of 92 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 774,333 number 8.66 million number 7.88 million number South Asia
2000s 775,330 number 9.09 million number 8.31 million number South Asia
2010s 908,904 number 9.77 million number 8.86 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development program, Australia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 9.99 million number against 994,950 number in Australia as of 2013.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Australia and South Asia?
9.00 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Asia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Australia and South Asia rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Australia ranks 23rd and South Asia ranks 24th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/