Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia
Australia: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 85.8% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2010.
That places Australia 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.0% | — |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +55.8% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 31.0% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 30.1% | 73.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 72.2% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 45 Cayman Islands 87.0% compare
- 46 Cook Islands 86.1% compare
- 47 Austria 86.0% compare
- 49 Czechia 85.3% compare
- 50 Dominica 83.9% compare
- 51 New Zealand 83.8% compare
More education data for Australia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release