School age population, last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand

SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 204,899 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
204,899
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
204,899
in 2023
All-time low
167,277
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1999201120241999: 167.3k2000: 167.3k2001: 171.4k2002: 172.9k2003: 173.0k2004: 172.4k2005: 172.8k2006: 173.3k2007: 170.5k2008: 170.9k2009: 170.8k2010: 172.4k2011: 172.1k2012: 171.9k2013: 170.7k2014: 172.4k2015: 175.6k2016: 178.7k2017: 187.7k2018: 196.3k2019: 199.6k2020: 201.8k2021: 203.1k2022: 202.0k2023: 204.9k2024: 204.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 204,899, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 204,899 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 167,277, in 1999.

That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 167,277
2000 167,277 +0.0%
2001 171,383 +2.5%
2002 172,917 +0.9%
2003 172,958 +0.0%
2004 172,395 -0.3%
2005 172,790 +0.2%
2006 173,291 +0.3%
2007 170,542 -1.6%
2008 170,930 +0.2%
2009 170,825 -0.1%
2010 172,430 +0.9%
2011 172,141 -0.2%
2012 171,879 -0.2%
2013 170,653 -0.7%
2014 172,424 +1.0%
2015 175,582 +1.8%
2016 178,716 +1.8%
2017 187,677 +5.0%
2018 196,306 +4.6%
2019 199,629 +1.7%
2020 201,799 +1.1%
2021 203,071 +0.6%
2022 202,026 -0.5%
2023 204,899 +1.4%
2024 204,899 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 167,277 167,277 167,277 1
2000s 171,531 167,277 173,291 10
2010s 179,744 170,653 199,629 10
2020s 203,339 201,799 204,899 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand

  1. 207 Turks and Caicos Islands 226 compare
  2. 208 Liechtenstein 204 compare
  3. 209 British Virgin Islands 199 compare
  4. 210 Monaco 162 compare
  5. 211 Naoero 159 compare
  6. 212 San Marino 151 compare
  7. 213 Cook Islands 129 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 204,899 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 204,899 in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 167,277 in 1999.
How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release