School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Australia
Australia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 167,256 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 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, male in Australia is 167,256 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 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Australia peaked at 167,256 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 123,534 number, in 1989.
That places Australia 68th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 129,387 number | — |
| 1971 | 129,510 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 130,178 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 131,380 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 132,428 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 132,472 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 130,813 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 129,704 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 128,613 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 128,142 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 129,442 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 132,097 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 134,194 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 136,543 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 137,955 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 136,283 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 132,098 number | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 128,907 number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 125,776 number | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 123,534 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 124,104 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 126,834 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 128,858 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 130,760 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 132,484 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 133,294 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 133,258 number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 133,875 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 134,826 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 136,159 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 138,269 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 140,519 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 142,396 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 144,279 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 145,750 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 145,926 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 144,678 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 143,925 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 143,491 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 143,120 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 142,598 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 142,383 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 142,583 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 142,874 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 143,966 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 146,779 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 151,618 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 156,154 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 160,736 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 164,788 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 167,256 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 130,263 number | 128,142 number | 132,472 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 131,683 number | 123,534 number | 137,955 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 131,445 number | 124,104 number | 136,159 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,235 number | 138,269 number | 145,926 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,448 number | 142,383 number | 164,788 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,256 number | 167,256 number | 167,256 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, male in Australia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Australia was 167,256 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 167,256 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,534 number in 1989.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Australia ranks 68th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.