Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 153,367 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Oceania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Oceania recorded 153,367 for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Oceania peaked at 153,367 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71,766, in 2000.
MDG: Oceania ranks 217th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 71,947 | — |
| 1998 | 71,947 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71,788 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 71,766 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 75,746 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 76,365 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76,969 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 76,832 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76,900 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76,542 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 75,938 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 76,545 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 76,358 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 75,940 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 76,611 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 81,061 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 103,013 | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 122,761 | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 123,153 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 144,088 | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 145,248 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 146,968 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 148,233 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 149,156 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 150,404 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 151,519 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 152,888 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 153,367 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,894 | 71,788 | 71,947 | 3 |
| 2000s | 75,996 | 71,766 | 76,969 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,708 | 75,940 | 148,233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,467 | 149,156 | 153,367 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,652 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Oceania?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Oceania was 153,367 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 153,367 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,766 in 2000.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release