Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Australia
Australia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 62.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Australia stood at 62.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Australia peaked at 62.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2013.
Australia ranks 56th of 160 countries on this measure, 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, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49.2% | — |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.9% | 49.2% | 54.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 57.0% | 62.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 63.6% compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 63.3% compare
- 55 Gibraltar 63.1% compare
- 57 Uruguay 62.4% compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 62.1% compare
- 59 Vanuatu 62.1% compare
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, female in Australia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Australia was 62.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- Australia ranks 56th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release