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

Australia
0.5%
in 2018
New Zealand
0.6%
in 2016
Australia rank
149th
New Zealand rank
146th

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

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
012345197119942018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 149th and New Zealand ranks 146th of 166 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 4.7% 0.7% 4.0% Australia
1980s 2.1% 2.0% 0.1% Australia
1990s 3.4% 1.8% 1.6% Australia

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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Australia and New Zealand?
0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
8 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1996.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Australia ranks 149th and New Zealand ranks 146th 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/