Australia vs Switzerland: Children out of school

Australia
0.1%
in 2024
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
186th
Switzerland rank
183rd

Children out of school over time

  • Australia
  • Switzerland
012345200020122024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 186th and Switzerland ranks 183rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6% 0.6% 2.0% Australia
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Australia
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, Australia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school between Australia and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for children out of school?
Australia ranks 186th and Switzerland ranks 183rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Switzerland: Children out of school. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/children-out-of-school-percent-of-primary-school-age/australia/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/children-out-of-school-percent-of-primary-school-age/australia/switzerland/">Australia vs Switzerland: Children out of school</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Children out of school (% of primary school age)
Unit
% of primary school age
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 4,722 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.