Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal in Australia

Name: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal in Australia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal was 190,920 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

190,920 number

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

11th

of 64 countries

All-time high

243,860 number

in 2014

All-time low

180,660 number

in 2016

Years of data

2013–2018

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal in Australia, 2013–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal in Australia is 190,920 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Australia ranks 11th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal in Australia?: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal in Australia was 190,920 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 243,860 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 180,660 number in 2016.
How does Australia rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal?: Australia ranks 11th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, femal rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 101 places, 1,001 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of females enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.