Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Australia
Australia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Australia stood at 63.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Australia peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2013.
Australia ranks 55th 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, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49.8% | — |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.8% | 55.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 57.8% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 52 Nepal 66.4% compare
- 53 Cape Verde 66.2% compare
- 54 Guyana 64.5% compare
- 56 Cayman Islands 62.4% compare
- 57 Ukraine 61.8% compare
- 58 Montserrat 61.3% 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, male in Australia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Australia was 63.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- Australia ranks 55th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release