Australia vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School age population, early childhood educational development
Australia
898,793
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
34.69 million
in 2024
Australia rank
27th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
24th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Australia
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 34.69 million against 898,793 in Australia, a difference of 33.79 million.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 38.6 times Australia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 27th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 24th of 104 countries.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 786,776 | 38.79 million | 38.00 million | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2010s | 916,255 | 38.46 million | 37.54 million | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2020s | 900,450 | 35.36 million | 34.46 million | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Australia or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- UNICEF: East Asia and 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 Australia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 33.79 million, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Australia ranks 27th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 24th of 104 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release