Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Australia

Australia: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 1 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1 years
in 1999
All-time low
1 years
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Australia, 1999–2019

00.20.40.60.811999200920191999: 1 years2001: 1 years2002: 1 years2003: 1 years2004: 1 years2005: 1 years2006: 1 years2008: 1 years2009: 1 years2010: 1 years2011: 1 years2012: 1 years2013: 1 years2014: 1 years2015: 1 years2016: 1 years2017: 1 years2018: 1 years2019: 1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Australia is 1 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Australia peaked at 1 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1999.

Australia ranks 14th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 years 1 years 1 years 1
2000s 1 years 1 years 1 years 8
2010s 1 years 1 years 1 years 10

Countries ranked near Australia

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  5. 14 Brazil 1 years compare
  6. 14 Cayman Islands 1 years compare
  7. 14 Croatia 1 years compare
  8. 14 Equatorial Guinea 1 years compare
  9. 14 Finland 1 years compare
  10. 14 Indonesia 1 years compare
  11. 14 Kazakhstan 1 years compare
  12. 14 Korea 1 years compare
  13. 14 Kyrgyzstan 1 years compare
  14. 14 Latvia 1 years compare
  15. 14 Moldova 1 years compare
  16. 14 Montenegro 1 years compare
  17. 14 Morocco 1 years compare
  18. 14 Nigeria 1 years compare
  19. 14 North Macedonia 1 years compare
  20. 14 Norway 1 years compare
  21. 14 Pakistan 1 years compare
  22. 14 Paraguay 1 years compare
  23. 14 Sao Tome and Principe 1 years compare
  24. 14 Senegal 1 years compare
  25. 14 Serbia 1 years compare
  26. 14 Slovenia 1 years compare
  27. 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 years compare
  28. 14 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
  29. 14 Sweden 1 years compare
  30. 14 Thailand 1 years compare
  31. 14 Türkiye 1 years compare
  32. 14 Turkmenistan 1 years compare
  33. 14 Ukraine 1 years compare
  34. 14 United Kingdom 1 years compare
  35. 14 Venezuela 1 years compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Australia?
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Australia was 1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1 years in 1999.
What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1999.
How does Australia rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
Australia ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,319 data points, 1972–2020
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Age at which students would enter early childhood educational development. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/