Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Australia
Australia: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Australia stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Australia peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2010.
That places Australia 48th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.6% | — |
| 2002 | 52.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +59.2% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 51.6% | 64.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 51.1% | 90.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 84.1% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Australia?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Australia was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release