Australia vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Australia
0.5%
in 2018
Netherlands
0.5%
in 2017
Australia rank
149th
Netherlands rank
148th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 148th of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 3.4% 7.5% 4.1% Netherlands
1980s 2.2% 7.1% 4.9% Netherlands
1990s 3.3% 2.2% 1.1% Australia
2010s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Netherlands

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, female, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Australia and Netherlands?
0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Australia ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 148th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/