Australia vs India: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Australia
0.1%
in 2024
India
0.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
193rd
India rank
194th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 193rd and India ranks 194th of 203 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 193rd and India ranks 194th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release