School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.51 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 1.57 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 2002.
That places Australia 56th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.27 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.54 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.51 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 million | 1.27 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 1.45 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.51 million | 1.54 million | 5 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Australia was 1.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 56th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release