Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female in Australia
Australia: Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female was 0.033 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Australia, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.033 number per square kilometre for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in 2018.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Australia peaked at 0.033 number per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 number per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Australia 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female in Australia, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0116 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0116 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0118 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.013 number per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0124 number per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0109 number per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 number per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 number per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.01 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.01 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0099 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0107 number per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.011 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0115 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0115 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0118 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 number per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 number per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0134 number per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0133 number per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0138 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0137 number per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0209 number per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 number per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0245 number per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.033 number per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0328 number per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.033 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +52.4% | 0.0137 number per square kilometre | 0.0209 number per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +46.4% | 0.0118 number per square kilometre | 0.0173 number per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +34.9% | 0.0245 number per square kilometre | 0.033 number per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.012 number per square kilometre | 0.0109 number per square kilometre | 0.013 number per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 number per square kilometre | 0.0099 number per square kilometre | 0.0114 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0116 number per square kilometre | 0.0115 number per square kilometre | 0.0118 number per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 number per square kilometre | 0.0133 number per square kilometre | 0.0173 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0257 number per square kilometre | 0.0137 number per square kilometre | 0.033 number per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 182 Iceland 0.0639 number per square kilometre compare
- 183 Suriname 0.0614 number per square kilometre compare
- 184 Mali 0.0537 number per square kilometre compare
- 186 Yemen 0.0318 number per square kilometre compare
- 187 Botswana 0.0297 number per square kilometre compare
- 188 Canada 0.0277 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Australia?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Australia was 0.033 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.033 number per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 number per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Australia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square?
- Australia ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.