Australia vs Italy: Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education
Australia
63.8%
in 2023
Italy
69.2%
in 2023
Australia rank
20th
Italy rank
17th
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 69.2% against 63.8% in Australia, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 17th of 25 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 65.8% | 3.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 70.0% | 5.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 69.2% | 5.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 69.2% against 63.8% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education between Australia and Italy?
- 5.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- Australia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 17th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release