Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Australia
Australia: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1
in 1998
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Australia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1 for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Australia peaked at 1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
That places Australia 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 67% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 77 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 77 Angola 1 compare
- 77 Austria 1 compare
- 77 Bermuda 1 compare
- 77 Canada 1 compare
- 77 Cyprus 1 compare
- 77 Djibouti 1 compare
- 77 Algeria 1 compare
- 77 Finland 1 compare
- 77 Gibraltar 1 compare
- 77 Jordan 1 compare
- 77 Lithuania 1 compare
- 77 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 77 Niue 1 compare
- 77 Nepal 1 compare
- 77 Philippines 1 compare
- 77 Puerto Rico 1 compare
- 77 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1 compare
- 77 Palestine, State of 1 compare
- 77 Slovakia 1 compare
- 77 Sweden 1 compare
- 77 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 compare
- 77 United States of America 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 number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Australia?
- Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Australia was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- Australia ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release