Australia vs China

Australia vs China: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Australia and 9.3 years in China, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Australia, by 2 years, or 1.21 times that in China.

years · World Bank

Australia vs China: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Australia and 9.3 years in China, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Australia, by 2 years, or 1.21 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
  • In 2020, Australia ranked 19 and China ranked 50 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearAustraliaChina
202011.29.3
201811.49.2
201711.69.7
201011.1–

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Good to know

  • The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
  • Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

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