Australia vs Spain: Over-age students, primary, male

Australia
4.2%
in 2017
Spain
4.8%
in 2017
Australia rank
111th
Spain rank
108th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Australia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 4.8% against 4.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Spain ahead.

Australia ranks 111th and Spain ranks 108th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 7.0% 8.9% 1.9% Spain
1980s 6.3% 6.5% 0.1% Spain
1990s 6.5% 5.1% 1.4% Australia
2000s 6.9% 3.4% 3.5% Australia
2010s 6.3% 4.4% 1.9% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Australia or Spain?
Spain, at 4.8% against 4.2% in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Australia and Spain?
0.6%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
42 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Australia and Spain rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Australia ranks 111th and Spain ranks 108th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.