School age population, early childhood educational development in Australia
Australia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 437,562 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Australia is 437,562, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Australia peaked at 458,636 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 367,144, in 2004.
That places Australia 27th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 383,019 | 367,144 | 424,822 | 10 |
| 2010s | 445,554 | 427,284 | 458,636 | 10 |
| 2020s | 437,906 | 435,117 | 439,898 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Australia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Australia was 437,562 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 458,636 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 367,144 in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release