School age population, early childhood education, female in Australia
Australia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 735,116 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in Australia stood at 735,116.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Australia peaked at 765,733 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 618,479, 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, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 620,507 | — |
| 2001 | 620,632 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 618,479 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 618,520 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 618,674 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 621,496 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 630,082 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 650,228 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 672,841 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 693,715 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 707,690 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 709,587 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 727,468 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 741,535 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 750,223 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 755,529 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 765,733 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 765,492 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 759,809 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 754,659 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 745,891 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 733,669 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 734,467 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 735,377 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 735,116 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 636,517 | 618,479 | 693,715 | 10 |
| 2010s | 743,772 | 707,690 | 765,733 | 10 |
| 2020s | 736,904 | 733,669 | 745,891 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0406 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4786 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0429 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8279 % change on previous year (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Australia?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Australia was 735,116 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 765,733 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,479 in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Australia ranks 56th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release