School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 324,604 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Australia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Australia stood at 324,604 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 324,604 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 224,999 number, in 1985.
Australia ranks 105th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 249,186 number | — |
| 1971 | 249,922 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 249,555 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 248,482 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 247,267 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 246,388 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 248,780 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 252,537 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 256,199 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 257,707 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 254,674 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 248,773 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 240,270 number | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 231,361 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 225,081 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 224,999 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 228,881 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 236,099 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 244,770 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 252,126 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 254,858 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 256,637 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 256,966 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 256,554 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 256,500 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 258,246 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 261,149 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 264,211 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 266,761 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 267,929 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 266,763 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 263,698 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 259,912 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 256,460 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 254,657 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 255,957 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 257,013 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 259,677 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 264,040 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 270,138 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 278,028 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 287,472 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 297,646 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 307,172 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 314,236 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 316,684 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 319,669 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 321,094 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 322,182 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 324,604 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,602 number | 246,388 number | 257,707 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,703 number | 224,999 number | 254,674 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,981 number | 254,858 number | 267,929 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,832 number | 254,657 number | 270,138 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 308,879 number | 278,028 number | 324,604 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Australia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Australia was 324,604 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 324,604 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,999 number in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.