Australia vs MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Australia
609,231
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia
42.77 million
in 2024
Australia rank
48th
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
45th

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

  • Australia
  • MDG: Eastern Asia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 42.77 million against 609,231 in Australia, a difference of 42.16 million.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 70.2 times Australia's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 48th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th of 214 countries.

MDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia MDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 189,640 6.97 million 6.78 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 165,728 14.25 million 14.09 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 202,587 25.11 million 24.91 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 230,106 24.11 million 23.88 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 403,244 40.70 million 40.30 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 573,249 48.07 million 47.49 million MDG: Eastern Asia

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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 42.77 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
42.16 million, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and MDG: Eastern Asia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Australia and MDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Australia ranks 48th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled-2/australia/mdg-eastern-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled-2/australia/mdg-eastern-asia/">Australia vs MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.