Enrolment in primary education, female in Australia
Australia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 1.09 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Australia, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.09 million number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Australia peaked at 1.09 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 735,947 number, in 1987.
Australia ranks 63rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 809,801 number | 776,739 number | 832,655 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 778,932 number | 735,947 number | 835,617 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 845,324 number | 769,337 number | 917,694 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 944,909 number | 926,934 number | 967,966 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 979,157 number | 1.09 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Australia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Australia was 1.09 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 735,947 number in 1987.
- How does Australia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Australia ranks 63rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.