Australia vs Iceland: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Australia
0.0835 units per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0838 units per person
in 2023
Australia rank
120th
Iceland rank
119th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
00.050.10.15197119972024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0838 units per person against 0.0835 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Australia ranks 120th and Iceland ranks 119th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1209 units per person 0.122 units per person 0.0012 units per person Iceland
1980s 0.1024 units per person 0.1038 units per person 0.0014 units per person Iceland
1990s 0.0968 units per person 0.1093 units per person 0.0125 units per person Iceland
2000s 0.0964 units per person 0.1036 units per person 0.0071 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0908 units per person 0.0921 units per person 0.0012 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.087 units per person 0.0869 units per person 0.0001 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Australia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0838 units per person against 0.0835 units per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Australia and Iceland?
0.0003 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Australia ranks 120th and Iceland ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.