School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Australia
Australia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 158,847 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 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, female in Australia is 158,847 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Australia peaked at 158,847 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 116,915 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, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 123,136 number | — |
| 1971 | 123,177 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 123,568 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 124,299 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 124,923 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 124,883 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 124,004 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 123,449 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 122,715 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 122,424 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 123,719 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 126,372 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 128,362 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 130,520 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 131,730 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 129,930 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 125,676 number | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 122,402 number | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 119,205 number | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 116,915 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 117,416 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 120,142 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 122,244 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 124,265 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 126,062 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 126,831 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 126,643 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 126,901 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 127,365 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 128,033 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 129,175 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 130,705 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 131,971 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 133,216 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 134,192 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 134,348 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 133,709 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 133,424 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 133,426 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 133,567 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 133,682 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 134,232 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 134,851 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 135,232 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 136,115 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 138,536 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 143,513 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 148,057 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 152,537 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 156,461 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 158,847 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123,658 number | 122,424 number | 124,923 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 125,483 number | 116,915 number | 131,730 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,590 number | 117,416 number | 128,033 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,773 number | 129,175 number | 134,348 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,322 number | 133,682 number | 156,461 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,847 number | 158,847 number | 158,847 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Australia was 158,847 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,847 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,915 number in 1989.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Australia ranks 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.