Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Australia
Australia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 160,330 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Australia recorded 160,330 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 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 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Australia peaked at 160,330 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 111,101 number, in 1985.
Australia ranks 72nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 121,877 number | — |
| 1971 | 122,307 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 122,164 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 121,698 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 121,111 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 120,582 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 121,239 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 122,888 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 124,824 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 126,288 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 126,307 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 124,751 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 121,283 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 117,030 number | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 113,136 number | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 111,101 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 111,362 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 113,720 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 117,254 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 120,963 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 123,483 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 124,915 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 125,500 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 125,569 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 125,503 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 125,805 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 126,736 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 127,793 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 128,772 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 129,389 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 129,316 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 128,541 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 127,368 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 126,146 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 125,327 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 125,419 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 125,740 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 126,677 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 128,299 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 130,661 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 133,824 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 137,522 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 141,869 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 146,383 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 150,370 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 152,978 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 155,348 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 156,706 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 157,510 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 158,443 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 160,330 number | +1.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 160,330 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 7.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 160,330 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 10.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122,498 number | 120,582 number | 126,288 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 117,691 number | 111,101 number | 126,307 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 126,346 number | 123,483 number | 129,389 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,349 number | 125,327 number | 130,661 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,095 number | 133,824 number | 158,443 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,330 number | 160,330 number | 160,330 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, female in Australia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Australia was 160,330 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 160,330 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,101 number in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.