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Australia: School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes

994,950count · 2019+17.0% since 2009

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/ Annual figures for Australia from 1999 to 2019.

19992019

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2019994,950
2018977,111
2017956,164
2016943,274
2015943,604
2014932,719
2013929,368
2012924,777
2011907,984
2010873,487
2009850,650
2008821,013
2006769,591
2005759,205
2004750,655
2003747,203
2002748,588
2001755,736
1999774,333

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World Bank (2026). School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-age-population-early-childhood-educational-development-programm (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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