Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Australia and New Zealand

Primary school enrollment in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 — 96.8%. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2017 96.8% −0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 99.9%1977
Period minimum 95.4%1974

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Australia and New Zealand, 1971–201794969810019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 97.1%1973: 95.9%1974: 95.4%1975: 97.7%1976: 98.6%1977: 99.9%1978: 99.9%1979: 99.9%1980: 99.9%1981: 99.8%1982: 99.1%1983: 98.2%1984: 96.9%1985: 96.9%1986: 97.5%1987: 98%1988: 98.5%1989: 98.6%1990: 98.2%1991: 97.7%1992: 97.2%1994: 96.6%1995: 95.6%1996: 96%1997: 95.8%2013: 97.4%2014: 97.1%2015: 97.1%2016: 96.9%2017: 96.8%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Australia and New Zealand 96.8%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.8 −0.1 pp
2016 96.9 −0.1 pp
2015 97.1 −0 pp
2014 97.1 −0.3 pp
2013 97.4
1997 95.8 −0.2 pp
1996 96 +0.4 pp
1995 95.6 −1 pp
1994 96.6
1992 97.2 −0.4 pp
1991 97.7 −0.6 pp
1990 98.2 −0.4 pp
1989 98.6 +0.1 pp
1988 98.5 +0.6 pp
1987 98 +0.5 pp
1986 97.5 +0.6 pp
1985 96.9 +0 pp
1984 96.9 −1.4 pp
1983 98.2 −0.9 pp
1982 99.1 −0.7 pp
1981 99.8 −0.1 pp
1980 99.9 −0 pp
1979 99.9 −0 pp
1978 99.9 −0 pp
1977 99.9 +1.4 pp
1976 98.6 +0.9 pp
1975 97.7 +2.3 pp
1974 95.4 −0.5 pp
1973 95.9
1971 97.1

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.