Australia vs India: Children out of school
Australia
0.1%
in 2024
India
0.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
186th
India rank
187th
Children out of school over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 186th and India ranks 187th of 196 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 7.4% | 6.3% | India |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 3.6% | 2.9% | India |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children out of school, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children out of school between Australia and India?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for children out of school?
- Australia ranks 186th and India ranks 187th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.