School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.32 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia stood at 1.32 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 1.32 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 259,677 number, in 2007.
That places Australia 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 266,761 number | — |
| 1999 | 1.04 million number | +290.7% |
| 2000 | 266,763 number | -74.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | +282.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 259,677 number | -74.7% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million number | +317.8% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.22 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 654,510 number | 266,761 number | 1.04 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 881,094 number | 259,677 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
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More reference data data for Australia
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- 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia was 1.32 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,677 number in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/