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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on Australia & United Kingdom

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Australia United Kingdom HISTORY
Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. 17% more than United Kingdom
6 years
Ranked 88th.

Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd.
4.69 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Australia

Pupils > % female 48.62% female
Ranked 59th.
48.77% female
Ranked 41st. About the same as Australia

Pupils > Per capita 0.096 per capita
Ranked 100th. 23% more than United Kingdom
0.078 per capita
Ranked 124th.

Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th. 23% more than United Kingdom
78.27
Ranked 121st.

Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th.
258,966
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Australia

Teachers > % female 71.5% female
Ranked 43th.
81.46% female
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Australia

Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 29% more than United Kingdom
4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.

Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 29% more than United Kingdom
4.33
Ranked 82nd.

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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