School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.81 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 1.81 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.88 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million, in 2023.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 182nd out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.84 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.82 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.81 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.86 million | 1.84 million | 1.88 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million | 1.81 million | 1.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 179 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,168 compare
- 180 Grenada 6,830 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 5,514 compare
- 182 Aruba 5,239 compare
- 183 Tonga 4,523 compare
- 184 Dominica 3,575 compare
- 185 Seychelles 3,533 compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 1.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2023.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 182nd out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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