Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Australia
Australia: Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 94.9% for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Australia peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2010.
Australia ranks 48th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.5% | — |
| 2002 | 52.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +57.6% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +2.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 94.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.3%, 100% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 94.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.7%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 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 | +57.6% | 51.7% | 81.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 52.0% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 51.7% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 84.2% | 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 net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Australia?
- Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Australia was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%).