School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 399,660 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand stood at 399,660. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 399,660 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 327,360, in 1999.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 210th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 327,360 | — |
| 2000 | 327,360 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 334,085 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 336,760 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 336,889 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 335,677 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 336,191 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 337,548 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 332,364 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 333,500 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 332,396 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 336,542 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 336,471 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 335,383 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 333,087 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 336,577 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 341,131 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 347,802 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 365,301 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 381,407 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 387,929 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 392,173 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 395,889 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 393,633 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 399,660 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 399,660 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 327,360 | 327,360 | 327,360 | 1 |
| 2000s | 334,277 | 327,360 | 337,548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,163 | 333,087 | 387,929 | 10 |
| 2020s | 396,203 | 392,173 | 399,660 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 207 Turks and Caicos Islands 472 compare
- 208 British Virgin Islands 396 compare
- 209 Liechtenstein 376 compare
- 210 Monaco 325 compare
- 211 San Marino 317 compare
- 212 Nauru 309 compare
- 213 Cook Islands 245 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 399,660 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 399,660 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,360 in 1999.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release