Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Oceania, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania recorded 2.16 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Oceania peaked at 2.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million, in 2000.
SDG: Oceania ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.75 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.75 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.77 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.86 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.16 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million | 1.75 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million | 1.81 million | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million | 2.09 million | 2.16 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4286 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7335 % change on previous year (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Oceania?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Oceania was 2.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release