School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.27 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.27 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
59th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.27 million number
in 2020
All-time low
733,926 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia is 1.27 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 1.27 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 733,926 number, in 1970.
Australia ranks 59th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 733,926 number | — |
| 1971 | 749,197 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 754,951 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 757,729 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 762,865 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 770,716 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 774,184 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 773,335 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 769,963 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 764,839 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 759,916 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 761,380 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 769,142 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 781,548 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 797,338 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 812,560 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 816,428 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 807,281 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 789,537 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 767,859 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 747,668 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 737,406 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 739,102 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 995,386 number | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 1.01 million number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 761,170 number | 733,926 number | 774,184 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 786,299 number | 759,916 number | 816,428 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 943,138 number | 737,406 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia was 1.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 733,926 number in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, lower secondary 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 lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.