Australia vs United Kingdom: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled

Australia
99.9
in 2023
United Kingdom
99.73
in 2018
Australia rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Gender gap education levels, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 99.9 against 99.73 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 190 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1820s 22.7 14.37 8.33 Australia
1830s 27.37 17.63 9.73 Australia
1840s 32.6 21.47 11.13 Australia
1850s 38.32 26.49 11.83 Australia
1860s 44.39 33.64 10.75 Australia
1870s 50.64 43.36 7.28 Australia
1880s 56.89 60.79 3.91 United Kingdom
1890s 49.96 78.22 28.26 United Kingdom
1900s 58.32 95.65 37.33 United Kingdom
1910s 66.67 100 33.33 United Kingdom
1920s 75.03 100 24.97 United Kingdom
1930s 83.38 100 16.62 United Kingdom
1940s 91.74 100 8.26 United Kingdom
1950s 99 100 1 United Kingdom
1960s 83.09 100 16.91 United Kingdom
1970s 94 98 4 United Kingdom
1980s 100 97 3 Australia
2000s 99.6 99.56 0.0395 Australia
2010s 98.54 98.88 0.3353 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, gaps filled, Australia or United Kingdom?
Australia, at 99.9 against 99.73 in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels, gaps filled between Australia and United Kingdom?
0.17, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 7,888 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

Gender gap education levels with 642 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.