School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School age population, early childhood educational development was 555,534 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
555,534
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
154th
of 187 groups
All-time high
576,042
in 2017
All-time low
553,008
in 2021
Years of data
12
2013–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 555,534 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 576,042 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 553,008, in 2021.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 154th of 187 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 565,530 | — |
| 2014 | 569,029 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 569,791 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 575,955 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 576,042 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 571,291 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 563,878 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 556,888 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 553,008 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 554,957 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 555,534 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 555,534 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 570,217 | 563,878 | 576,042 | 7 |
| 2020s | 555,184 | 553,008 | 556,888 | 5 |
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 educational development in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 555,534 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 576,042 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 553,008 in 2021.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 154th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release