Australia vs India: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Australia
99.9%
in 2024
India
99.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
India rank
11th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and India ranks 11th of 209 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 36.4% | 0.1% | 36.3% | Australia |
| 1830s | 41.7% | 0.2% | 41.5% | Australia |
| 1840s | 47.2% | 0.3% | 46.9% | Australia |
| 1850s | 52.7% | 0.4% | 52.2% | Australia |
| 1860s | 61.7% | 0.9% | 60.9% | Australia |
| 1870s | 82.3% | 2.2% | 80.1% | Australia |
| 1880s | 99.2% | 5.0% | 94.2% | Australia |
| 1890s | 97.6% | 6.4% | 91.1% | Australia |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 7.5% | 92.5% | Australia |
| 1910s | 100.0% | 10.0% | 90.0% | Australia |
| 1920s | 100.0% | 13.2% | 86.8% | Australia |
| 1930s | 99.8% | 17.1% | 82.7% | Australia |
| 1940s | 98.8% | 19.5% | 79.3% | Australia |
| 1950s | 99.0% | 36.8% | 62.3% | Australia |
| 1960s | 79.9% | 52.7% | 27.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 93.5% | 59.3% | 34.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 63.2% | 36.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 92.6% | 6.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 96.4% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 98.4% | 1.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Australia or India?
- India, at 99.9% against 99.9% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Australia and India?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Australia ranks 12th and India ranks 11th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6β11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.