Australia vs European Union: School age population, early childhood educational development program

Australia
484,100 number
in 2019
European Union
3.81 million number
in 2019
Australia rank
24th
European Union rank
26th

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Australia
  • European Union
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199720082019

How they compare

European Union currently reports 3.81 million number against 484,100 number in Australia, a difference of 3.32 million number.

That makes European Union's figure about 7.9 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and European Union ranks 26th of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia European Union Difference Ahead
1990s 373,755 number 295,780 number 77,975 number Australia
2000s 376,920 number 281,814 number 95,106 number Australia
2010s 456,507 number 2.61 million number 2.16 million number European Union

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 European Union?
European Union, at 3.81 million number against 484,100 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Australia and European Union?
3.32 million number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Australia and European Union rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Australia ranks 24th and European Union ranks 26th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/