Australia vs United Kingdom: Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate

Australia
0.6887 % change on previous year
in 2017
United Kingdom
0.5704 % change on previous year
in 2017
Australia rank
115th
United Kingdom rank
118th

Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
-10-50510197119942017

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.6887 % change on previous year against 0.5704 % change on previous year in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1183 % change on previous year.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 115th and United Kingdom ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 1.52 % change on previous year 3.18 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year United Kingdom
1980s 1.5 % change on previous year -2.61 % change on previous year 4.11 % change on previous year Australia
1990s 0.7161 % change on previous year 0.6667 % change on previous year 0.0495 % change on previous year Australia
2000s 1.09 % change on previous year 1.28 % change on previous year 0.19 % change on previous year United Kingdom
2010s 1.2 % change on previous year -1.54 % change on previous year 2.75 % change on previous year Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate, Australia or United Kingdom?
Australia, at 0.6887 % change on previous year against 0.5704 % change on previous year in United Kingdom as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate between Australia and United Kingdom?
0.1183 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate?
Australia ranks 115th and United Kingdom ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,557 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, general pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.