Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Australia
Australia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 329,315 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Australia recorded 329,315 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Australia peaked at 329,315 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 228,070 number, in 1985.
That places Australia 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 250,072 number | — |
| 1971 | 251,087 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 250,785 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 249,712 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 248,298 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 246,959 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 248,017 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 251,199 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 255,071 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 258,066 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 258,173 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 255,102 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 248,244 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 239,828 number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 232,110 number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 228,070 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 228,736 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 233,616 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 240,833 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 248,356 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 253,431 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 256,251 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 257,359 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 257,452 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 257,337 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 258,079 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 260,697 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 263,787 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 266,800 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 268,986 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 269,517 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 267,621 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 264,601 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 261,324 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 258,914 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 258,628 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 258,816 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 260,375 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 263,410 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 267,977 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 274,155 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 282,093 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 291,372 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 300,932 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 309,276 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 314,557 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 319,198 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 321,858 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 323,462 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 325,387 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 329,315 number | +1.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 329,315 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 7.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 329,315 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 10.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,927 number | 246,959 number | 258,066 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 241,307 number | 228,070 number | 258,173 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,018 number | 253,431 number | 268,986 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,118 number | 258,628 number | 269,517 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 306,229 number | 274,155 number | 325,387 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 329,315 number | 329,315 number | 329,315 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Australia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Australia was 329,315 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 329,315 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,070 number in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.