Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Australia

Name: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Australia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program was 40.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)

40.1%

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

20th

of 174 countries

All-time high

53.7%

in 2014

All-time low

0.0%

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Australia, 1998–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Australia recorded 40.1% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in 2018.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Australia peaked at 53.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

Australia ranks 20th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2010s	34.5%	0.0%	53.7%	8

Countries ranked near Australia

17 Latvia 44.0% compare
18 Cayman Islands 40.3% compare
19 Spain 40.2% compare
21 Serbia 39.5% compare
22 Uruguay 39.4% compare
23 Germany 38.9% compare

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More reference data data for Australia

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,626 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 31,458 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 3,683 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 85,923 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 5,569 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 43,379 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 122.46 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3,069 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Australia?: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Australia was 40.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Australia rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program?: Australia ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.