Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia

Australia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 279,837 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
279,837 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
48th
of 196 countries
All-time high
279,837 number
in 2018
All-time low
80,407 number
in 1984
Years of data
38
1971–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Australia, 1971–2018

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1971199420181971: 95.2k number1974: 93.6k number1975: 95.7k number1976: 103.6k number1977: 103.9k number1978: 100.4k number1979: 89.5k number1980: 85.3k number1981: 82.5k number1982: 81.3k number1983: 81.5k number1984: 80.4k number1985: 83.5k number1986: 86.4k number1987: 88.5k number1988: 90.1k number1989: 91.9k number1990: 92.4k number1991: 92.8k number1992: 93.0k number1993: 93.4k number1994: 95.4k number2001: 140.1k number2002: 135.1k number2003: 108.5k number2004: 109.7k number2005: 113.6k number2006: 110.6k number2007: 110.0k number2008: 111.8k number2009: 113.7k number2010: 113.0k number2013: 173.8k number2014: 185.9k number2015: 205.3k number2016: 279.7k number2017: 276.4k number2018: 279.8k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 45 Uganda 301,523 number compare
  2. 46 Guatemala 298,643 number compare
  3. 47 Israel 282,352 number compare
  4. 49 Cameroon 271,003 number compare
  5. 50 Romania 267,505 number compare
  6. 51 Canada 261,518 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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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

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.