Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 153,367 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 153,367 for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 153,367 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71,766, in 2000.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +27.1% | 81,061 | 103,013 |
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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,341 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 261,464 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 78,205 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,186 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 153,367 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 153,367 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,766 in 2000.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 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