Population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Population of compulsory school age, male was 79,153 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Oceania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Oceania stood at 79,153. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Oceania peaked at 79,153 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,257, in 1999.
That places MDG: Oceania 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37,337 | — |
| 1998 | 37,337 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37,257 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 37,259 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,300 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 39,641 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39,956 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39,895 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 39,890 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,704 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 39,379 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 39,828 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 39,706 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39,426 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 39,693 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 42,024 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 53,144 | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 63,480 | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 63,627 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73,701 | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 74,347 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 75,205 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75,850 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 76,359 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 77,085 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 77,717 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 78,853 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 79,153 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,310 | 37,257 | 37,337 | 3 |
| 2000s | 39,456 | 37,259 | 39,956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,050 | 39,426 | 75,850 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,833 | 76,359 | 79,153 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,652 (2019)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,467 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,229 (2017)
- 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) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Oceania?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Oceania was 79,153 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 79,153 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,257 in 1999.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release