Australia - Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)

The value for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in Australia was 96.50 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.98 in 1978 and a minimum value of 93.96 in 2001.

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 96.54
1973 95.15
1974 94.52
1975 97.28
1976 98.30
1977 99.98
1978 99.98
1979 99.98
1980 99.95
1981 99.91
1982 99.09
1983 98.11
1984 96.30
1985 96.35
1986 97.02
1987 97.57
1988 98.25
1989 98.37
1990 97.97
1991 97.39
1992 97.16
1993 96.74
1994 96.43
1995 95.00
1996 95.40
1997 94.98
1998 94.92
1999 94.55
2000 94.49
2001 93.96
2002 94.03
2003 95.02
2004 95.38
2005 95.68
2006 95.78
2007 96.55
2008 96.68
2009 96.81
2010 97.10
2011 97.68
2012 97.99
2013 97.48
2014 97.14
2015 97.11
2016 96.77
2017 96.50

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation