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Primary school enrollment — Australia

Primary school enrollment in Australia in 2017 — 96.4%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2017 96.4% −0.3 pp vs 2016
World rank 39of 137
Period maximum 100%1978
Period minimum 93.9%2001

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Australia, 1971–20179294969810019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 96.5%1973: 95.2%1974: 94.5%1975: 97.3%1976: 98.3%1977: 100%1978: 100%1979: 100%1980: 100%1981: 99.9%1982: 99.1%1983: 98.1%1984: 96.3%1985: 96.3%1986: 97%1987: 97.6%1988: 98.2%1989: 98.4%1990: 98%1991: 97.4%1992: 97.2%1993: 96.7%1994: 96.4%1995: 95%1996: 95.4%1997: 95%1998: 94.8%1999: 94.4%2000: 94.4%2001: 93.9%2002: 93.9%2003: 94.9%2004: 95.2%2005: 95.5%2006: 95.6%2007: 96.4%2008: 96.5%2009: 96.7%2010: 97%2011: 97.6%2012: 97.9%2013: 97.4%2014: 97%2015: 97%2016: 96.7%2017: 96.4%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 96.4%
World 89.3%
Australia and New Zealand computed 96.8%
Primary school enrollment — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.4 −0.3 pp
2016 96.7 −0.3 pp
2015 97 −0.1 pp
2014 97 −0.3 pp
2013 97.4 −0.5 pp
2012 97.9 +0.3 pp
2011 97.6 +0.6 pp
2010 97 +0.3 pp
2009 96.7 +0.1 pp
2008 96.5 +0.1 pp
2007 96.4 +0.8 pp
2006 95.6 +0.1 pp
2005 95.5 +0.3 pp
2004 95.2 +0.4 pp
2003 94.9 +1 pp
2002 93.9 +0 pp
2001 93.9 −0.5 pp
2000 94.4 −0 pp
1999 94.4 −0.3 pp
1998 94.8 −0.2 pp
1997 95 −0.4 pp
1996 95.4 +0.4 pp
1995 95 −1.4 pp
1994 96.4 −0.3 pp
1993 96.7 −0.4 pp
1992 97.2 −0.2 pp
1991 97.4 −0.6 pp
1990 98 −0.4 pp
1989 98.4 +0.1 pp
1988 98.2 +0.7 pp
1987 97.6 +0.6 pp
1986 97 +0.7 pp
1985 96.3 +0 pp
1984 96.3 −1.8 pp
1983 98.1 −1 pp
1982 99.1 −0.8 pp
1981 99.9 −0 pp
1980 100 −0 pp
1979 100 −0 pp
1978 100 +0 pp
1977 100 +1.7 pp
1976 98.3 +1 pp
1975 97.3 +2.8 pp
1974 94.5 −0.6 pp
1973 95.2 —
1971 96.5 —

Australia and New Zealand, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 99.1 AU Australia 96.4
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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