Australia vs Canada: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Australia
0.2939 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
0.2766 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
204th
Canada rank
205th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.10.20.3197119972023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2939 units per square kilometre against 0.2766 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0173 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 204th and Canada ranks 205th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2168 units per square kilometre 0.2825 units per square kilometre 0.0657 units per square kilometre Canada
1980s 0.2088 units per square kilometre 0.252 units per square kilometre 0.0432 units per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.2245 units per square kilometre 0.2678 units per square kilometre 0.0433 units per square kilometre Canada
2000s 0.254 units per square kilometre 0.257 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre Canada
2010s 0.2795 units per square kilometre 0.2539 units per square kilometre 0.0256 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.294 units per square kilometre 0.2727 units per square kilometre 0.0213 units per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 0.2939 units per square kilometre against 0.2766 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
0.0173 units per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 204th and Canada ranks 205th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.