School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 326,103 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Australia is 326,103 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 326,103 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 240,449 number, in 1989.
Australia ranks 69th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 252,523 number | — |
| 1971 | 252,687 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 253,746 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 255,679 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 257,351 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 257,355 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 254,817 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 253,153 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 251,328 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 250,566 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 253,161 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 258,469 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 262,556 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 267,063 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 269,685 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 266,213 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 257,774 number | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 251,309 number | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 244,981 number | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 240,449 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 241,520 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 246,976 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 251,102 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 255,025 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 258,546 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 260,125 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 259,901 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 260,776 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 262,191 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 264,192 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 267,444 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 271,224 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 274,367 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 277,495 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 279,942 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 280,274 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 278,387 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 277,349 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 276,917 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 276,687 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 276,280 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 276,615 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 277,434 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 278,106 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 280,081 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 285,315 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 295,131 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 304,211 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 313,273 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 321,249 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 326,103 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 253,920 number | 250,566 number | 257,355 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 257,166 number | 240,449 number | 269,685 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,035 number | 241,520 number | 264,192 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 276,009 number | 267,444 number | 280,274 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,770 number | 276,280 number | 321,249 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 326,103 number | 326,103 number | 326,103 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Australia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Australia was 326,103 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 326,103 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,449 number in 1989.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.