Australia vs GPE: Region 3: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Australia
609,231
in 2024
GPE: Region 3
35.09 million
in 2024
Australia rank
48th
GPE: Region 3 rank
51st

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • GPE: Region 3
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How they compare

GPE: Region 3 currently reports 35.09 million against 609,231 in Australia, a difference of 34.48 million.

That makes GPE: Region 3's figure about 57.6 times Australia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, GPE: Region 3 has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 48th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 51st of 214 countries.

GPE: Region 3 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia GPE: Region 3 Difference Ahead
1970s 188,404 7.73 million 7.54 million GPE: Region 3
1980s 165,728 12.32 million 12.16 million GPE: Region 3
1990s 202,587 14.81 million 14.60 million GPE: Region 3
2000s 230,106 17.28 million 17.05 million GPE: Region 3
2010s 403,244 28.45 million 28.04 million GPE: Region 3
2020s 573,249 33.20 million 32.63 million GPE: Region 3

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Australia or GPE: Region 3?
GPE: Region 3, at 35.09 million against 609,231 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Australia and GPE: Region 3?
34.48 million, with GPE: Region 3 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and GPE: Region 3?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Australia and GPE: Region 3 rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Australia ranks 48th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 51st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.