Primary education, pupils, per capita in Australia
Australia: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0835 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Australia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0835 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.1303 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0835 units per person, in 2024.
Australia ranks 120th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1303 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1277 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.125 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1163 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1175 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1168 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1178 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1184 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1179 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.117 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1147 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1114 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1072 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.103 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0977 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0949 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0931 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0925 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0925 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0928 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0929 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0929 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0926 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0921 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1018 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1014 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1007 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1005 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0993 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0992 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.098 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0971 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0959 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0948 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0948 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0931 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0918 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0915 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0914 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0916 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.092 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0924 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0899 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0901 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0901 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0894 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0885 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0883 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0864 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0848 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0835 units per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1209 units per person | 0.1163 units per person | 0.1303 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1024 units per person | 0.0925 units per person | 0.117 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0968 units per person | 0.0921 units per person | 0.1018 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0964 units per person | 0.0918 units per person | 0.1002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0908 units per person | 0.0894 units per person | 0.0924 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0863 units per person | 0.0835 units per person | 0.0885 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Australia?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Australia was 0.0835 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1303 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0835 units per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Australia ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.