School age population, pre-primary education, female in Australia
Australia: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 158,046 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Australia, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Australia recorded 158,046 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Australia peaked at 158,046 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 109,601 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122,416 number | 120,431 number | 126,097 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 116,413 number | 109,601 number | 124,581 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 126,309 number | 124,221 number | 128,878 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,447 number | 123,595 number | 131,759 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,357 number | 135,705 number | 158,046 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Australia was 158,046 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,046 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,601 number in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Australia ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.