Primary net enrolment in Australia
In Australia, 99.9% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Australia, 2024
99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
98.9%
Primary net enrolment in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2023 | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 99.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 99.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2013 | 100.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2012 | 97.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2011 | 97.3%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2010 | 99.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2009 | 99.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 99.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2007 | 99.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2006 | 99.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2005 | 99.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2004 | 98.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 98.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2002 | 99.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2001 | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate; uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 99.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.9%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Out-of-school children
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
99.6%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
8.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
99.1%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
90.3%
2018 · UNESCO UIS