Australia vs Austria: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school

Australia

85.8%

in 2024

Austria

86.0%

in 2024

Australia rank

48th

Austria rank

47th

Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time

Austria currently reports 86.0% against 85.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 48th and Austria ranks 47th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 2,976 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.