Population, age 12, total in Australia
Australia: Population, age 12, total was 265,518 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 12, total in Australia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 12, total in Australia is 265,518, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Australia peaked at 280,705 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 236,963, in 1990.
Australia ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,370 | 236,963 | 264,865 | 10 |
| 2000s | 274,642 | 266,237 | 280,705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,846 | 264,812 | 267,779 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 12, total in Australia?
- Population, age 12, total in Australia was 265,518 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 280,705 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,963 in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for population, age 12, total?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.