Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Australia, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Australia stood at 99.88.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 100 in 1880 and was at its lowest, 35.16, in 1820.
That places Australia 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 35.16 | — |
| 1825 | 37.72 | +7.3% |
| 1830 | 40.35 | +7.0% |
| 1835 | 43.04 | +6.7% |
| 1840 | 45.77 | +6.3% |
| 1845 | 48.53 | +6.0% |
| 1850 | 51.3 | +5.7% |
| 1855 | 54.07 | +5.4% |
| 1860 | 56.82 | +5.1% |
| 1865 | 66.64 | +17.3% |
| 1870 | 76.47 | +14.8% |
| 1875 | 88.23 | +15.4% |
| 1880 | 100 | +13.3% |
| 1885 | 98.39 | -1.6% |
| 1890 | 96.78 | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 98.39 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 100 | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 99.52 | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 99.05 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 98.57 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 98.09 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 100 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 81.5 | -18.5% |
| 1965 | 78.34 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 91 | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 100 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 95.29 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 99.52 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 99.67 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.62 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 98.88 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.43 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 99.52 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.74 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.7 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.68 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.29 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 97.7 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.95 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 99.93 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.94 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.81 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.79 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.42 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.63 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.79 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.88 | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 99.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 99.88 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.38, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 36.44 | 35.16 | 37.72 | 2 |
| 1830s | 41.7 | 40.35 | 43.04 | 2 |
| 1840s | 47.15 | 45.77 | 48.53 | 2 |
| 1850s | 52.69 | 51.3 | 54.07 | 2 |
| 1860s | 61.73 | 56.82 | 66.64 | 2 |
| 1870s | 82.35 | 76.47 | 88.23 | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.19 | 98.39 | 100 | 2 |
| 1890s | 97.59 | 96.78 | 98.39 | 2 |
| 1900s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1910s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1920s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1930s | 99.76 | 99.52 | 100 | 2 |
| 1940s | 98.81 | 98.57 | 99.05 | 2 |
| 1950s | 99.05 | 98.09 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 79.92 | 78.34 | 81.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 93.5 | 91 | 96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.01 | 95.29 | 99.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4 | 97.29 | 99.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.68 | 99.42 | 99.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Australia?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Australia was 99.88 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1880.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.16 in 1820.
- How does Australia rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.