School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 683,350 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania stood at 683,350. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 683,350 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 493,300, in 1997.
That places SDG: Oceania 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 493,300 | — |
| 1998 | 497,811 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 502,108 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 506,368 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 518,173 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 525,577 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 528,340 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 530,029 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 534,964 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 541,077 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 540,067 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 544,848 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 548,029 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 556,656 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 561,438 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 565,220 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 566,692 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 575,351 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 585,263 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 596,917 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 618,540 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 639,120 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 650,456 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 658,814 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 667,180 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 669,014 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 679,879 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 683,350 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 497,740 | 493,300 | 502,108 | 3 |
| 2000s | 531,747 | 506,368 | 548,029 | 10 |
| 2010s | 591,565 | 556,656 | 650,456 | 10 |
| 2020s | 671,647 | 658,814 | 683,350 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 201 Cayman Islands 756 compare
- 202 Andorra 721 compare
- 203 Bermuda 608 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 603 compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 508 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 479 compare
- 207 Turks and Caicos Islands 472 compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 683,350 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: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 683,350 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 493,300 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania 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