Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Australia
Australia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 44,489 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Australia, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Australia recorded 44,489 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Australia peaked at 131,863 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32,733 number, in 2016.
That places Australia 36th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 124,541 number | — |
| 2002 | 126,070 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 90,985 number | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 87,195 number | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 95,206 number | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 95,190 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 124,907 number | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 124,478 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 129,064 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 131,863 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61,231 number | -53.6% |
| 2014 | 54,487 number | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 43,346 number | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 32,733 number | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 43,531 number | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 44,489 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110,848 number | 87,195 number | 129,064 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 58,811 number | 32,733 number | 131,863 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 47,755 number compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 46,977 number compare
- 35 Honduras 45,594 number compare
- 37 Azerbaijan 44,050 number compare
- 38 Botswana 40,191 number compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 37,045 number compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Australia?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Australia was 44,489 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 131,863 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,733 number in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/