Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 62.8% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 62.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2013.
That places Australia 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49.5% | — |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.3% | 49.5% | 55.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 57.4% | 62.8% | 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 enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia was 62.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release