Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia
Australia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 279,837 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia is 279,837 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 150.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia peaked at 279,837 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80,407 number, in 1984.
Australia ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 95,156 number | — |
| 1974 | 93,573 number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 95,749 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 103,617 number | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 103,948 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 100,401 number | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 89,511 number | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 85,257 number | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 82,536 number | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 81,329 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 81,500 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 80,407 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 83,541 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 86,361 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 88,493 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 90,069 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 91,944 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 92,353 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 92,769 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 93,002 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 93,391 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 95,421 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 140,107 number | +46.8% |
| 2002 | 135,081 number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 108,467 number | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 109,722 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 113,624 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 110,558 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 110,021 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 111,833 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 113,666 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 113,015 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 173,813 number | +53.8% |
| 2014 | 185,925 number | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 205,270 number | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 279,668 number | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 276,359 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 279,837 number | +1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 279,837 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,715 number, 5.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 279,837 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,881 number, 11.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +53.8% | 113,015 number | 173,813 number |
| 2001 | +46.8% | 95,421 number | 140,107 number |
| 2016 | +36.2% | 205,270 number | 279,668 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97,422 number | 89,511 number | 103,948 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 85,144 number | 80,407 number | 91,944 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 93,387 number | 92,353 number | 95,421 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 117,009 number | 108,467 number | 140,107 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 216,270 number | 113,015 number | 279,837 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia was 279,837 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 279,837 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,407 number in 1984.
- How does Australia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.2%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.