Australia vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Australia
0.4%
in 2018
United Kingdom
0.5%
in 2018
Australia rank
157th
United Kingdom rank
155th

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

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
0246197119942018

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 157th and United Kingdom ranks 155th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 3.9% 3.6% 0.3% Australia
1980s 2.6% 4.0% 1.4% United Kingdom
1990s 3.0% 2.8% 0.2% Australia
2000s 3.5% 0.7% 2.8% Australia
2010s 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 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, male, Australia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Australia and United Kingdom?
0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Australia ranks 157th and United Kingdom ranks 155th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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