What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.

What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1995.

How does Australia rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?

Australia ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.

Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Australia

Name: Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Australia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

4 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

16th

of 210 countries

All-time high

5 years

in 1970

All-time low

4 years

in 1995

Years of data

1970–2019

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Australia, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Australia stood at 4 years. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Australia peaked at 5 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1995.

That places Australia 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	5 years	5 years	5 years	10
1980s	5 years	5 years	5 years	10
1990s	4.5 years	4 years	5 years	10
2000s	4 years	4 years	4 years	10
2010s	4 years	4 years	4 years	10

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Australia?: Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Australia was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1995.
How does Australia rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?: Australia ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.