Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Australia
Australia: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Australia stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Australia peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2010.
That places Australia 45th out of 176 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 30.8% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 29.9% | 73.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 71.9% | 85.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Australia?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Australia was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. 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, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release