School age population, early childhood educational development in Australia

Australia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 994,950 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
994,950 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
23rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
994,950 number
in 2019
All-time low
747,203 number
in 2003
Years of data
19
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Australia, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1999200920191999: 774.3k number2001: 755.7k number2002: 748.6k number2003: 747.2k number2004: 750.7k number2005: 759.2k number2006: 769.6k number2008: 821.0k number2009: 850.6k number2010: 873.5k number2011: 908.0k number2012: 924.8k number2013: 929.4k number2014: 932.7k number2015: 943.6k number2016: 943.3k number2017: 956.2k number2018: 977.1k number2019: 995.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in Australia stood at 994,950 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Australia peaked at 994,950 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 747,203 number, in 2003.

Australia ranks 23rd of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Australia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Australia, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 774,333 number
2001 755,736 number -2.4%
2002 748,588 number -0.9%
2003 747,203 number -0.2%
2004 750,655 number +0.5%
2005 759,205 number +1.1%
2006 769,591 number +1.4%
2008 821,013 number +6.7%
2009 850,650 number +3.6%
2010 873,487 number +2.7%
2011 907,984 number +3.9%
2012 924,777 number +1.8%
2013 929,368 number +0.5%
2014 932,719 number +0.4%
2015 943,604 number +1.2%
2016 943,274 number -0.0%
2017 956,164 number +1.4%
2018 977,111 number +2.2%
2019 994,950 number +1.8%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 994,950 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 160,778 number, 6.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 994,950 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 901,645 number, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 774,333 number 774,333 number 774,333 number 1
2000s 775,330 number 747,203 number 850,650 number 8
2010s 938,344 number 873,487 number 994,950 number 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 20 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  2. 21 Cambodia 1.07 million number compare
  3. 22 Senegal 1.04 million number compare
  4. 24 Venezuela 994,614 number compare
  5. 25 South Korea 808,340 number compare
  6. 26 Guinea 796,289 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Australia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Australia was 994,950 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 994,950 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 747,203 number in 2003.
How does Australia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Australia ranks 23rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/