Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 363,629 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 363,629 for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 363,629 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 108,039, in 1971.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 154,287 | — |
| 1971 | 108,039 | -30.0% |
| 1972 | 155,316 | +43.8% |
| 1973 | 155,965 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 108,936 | -30.2% |
| 1975 | 123,542 | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 133,198 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 133,965 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 129,587 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 118,888 | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 114,462 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 111,168 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 110,559 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 134,339 | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 111,244 | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 114,617 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 118,387 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 120,159 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 121,751 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 144,742 | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 145,150 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 145,565 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 145,798 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 146,186 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 148,215 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 177,780 | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 155,599 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 158,951 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 193,929 | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 193,954 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 193,979 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 192,737 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 187,437 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 161,295 | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 163,294 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 166,061 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 162,364 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 162,980 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 165,402 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 167,864 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 169,254 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 200,257 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 225,301 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 232,966 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 244,966 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 265,536 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 338,779 | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 336,968 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 339,125 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 340,231 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 334,300 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 342,726 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 359,346 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 363,629 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 363,629 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +43.8% | 108,039 | 155,316 |
| 1971 | -30.0% | 154,287 | 108,039 |
| 1974 | -30.2% | 155,965 | 108,936 |
| 2016 | +27.6% | 265,536 | 338,779 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132,172 | 108,039 | 155,965 | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,143 | 110,559 | 144,742 | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,113 | 145,150 | 193,954 | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,341 | 161,295 | 193,979 | 10 |
| 2010s | 269,338 | 169,254 | 340,231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 352,726 | 334,300 | 363,629 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 363,629 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 363,629 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,039 in 1971.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release