AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific vs Australia: School age population, early childhood educational development

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
34.69 million
in 2024
Australia
898,793
in 2024
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
24th
Australia rank
27th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
  • Australia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199720102024

How they compare

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific currently reports 34.69 million against 898,793 in Australia, a difference of 33.79 million.

That makes AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific's figure about 38.6 times Australia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 24th and Australia ranks 27th of 187 groups.

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific Australia Difference Ahead
2000s 38.84 million 786,776 38.06 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
2010s 38.46 million 916,255 37.54 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
2020s 35.36 million 900,450 34.46 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific or Australia?
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, at 34.69 million against 898,793 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific and Australia?
33.79 million, with AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific and Australia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific and Australia rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 24th and Australia ranks 27th of 187 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release