Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Australia
Australia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 168,985 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Australia stood at 168,985 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Australia peaked at 168,985 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 116,969 number, in 1985.
Australia ranks 70th 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, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 128,195 number | — |
| 1971 | 128,780 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 128,621 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 128,014 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 127,187 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 126,377 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 126,778 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 128,311 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 130,247 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 131,778 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 131,866 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 130,351 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 126,961 number | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 122,798 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 118,974 number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 116,969 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 117,374 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 119,896 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 123,579 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 127,393 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 129,948 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 131,336 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 131,859 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 131,883 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 131,834 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 132,274 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 133,961 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 135,994 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 138,028 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 139,597 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 140,201 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 139,080 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 137,233 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 135,178 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 133,587 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 133,209 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 133,076 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 133,698 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 135,111 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 137,316 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 140,331 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 144,571 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 149,503 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 154,549 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 158,906 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 161,579 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 163,850 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 165,152 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 165,952 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 166,944 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 168,985 number | +1.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 168,985 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 7.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 168,985 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 10.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 128,429 number | 126,377 number | 131,778 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,616 number | 116,969 number | 131,866 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,671 number | 129,948 number | 139,597 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,769 number | 133,076 number | 140,201 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,134 number | 140,331 number | 166,944 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,985 number | 168,985 number | 168,985 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, male in Australia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Australia was 168,985 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 168,985 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,969 number in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Australia ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.