Australia vs Switzerland: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Australia
99.9%
in 2024
Switzerland
99.9%
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Switzerland rank
15th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 209 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 36.4% | 64.4% | 27.9% | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 41.7% | 67.9% | 26.2% | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 47.2% | 73.1% | 26.0% | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 52.7% | 78.3% | 25.6% | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 61.7% | 83.5% | 21.8% | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 82.3% | 88.7% | 6.4% | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 99.2% | 94.5% | 4.7% | Australia |
| 1890s | 97.6% | 91.9% | 5.7% | Australia |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 90.1% | 9.9% | Australia |
| 1910s | 100.0% | 87.5% | 12.5% | Australia |
| 1920s | 100.0% | 86.2% | 13.8% | Australia |
| 1930s | 99.8% | 87.5% | 12.3% | Australia |
| 1940s | 98.8% | 84.1% | 14.7% | Australia |
| 1950s | 99.0% | 85.6% | 13.4% | Australia |
| 1960s | 79.9% | 90.1% | 10.1% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 93.5% | 81.5% | 12.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 92.1% | 7.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 99.6% | 1.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.7% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Australia, at 99.9% against 99.9% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Australia ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – 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 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.