School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Australia
Australia: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 617,711 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Australia stood at 617,711 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Australia peaked at 617,711 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 358,650 number, in 1991.
Australia ranks 60th 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, female (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 358,750 number | — |
| 1971 | 365,875 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 368,401 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 369,386 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 371,316 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 374,435 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 376,512 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 376,814 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 375,874 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 373,803 number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 371,490 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 372,214 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 375,967 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 381,935 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 389,515 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 396,798 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 398,514 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 393,705 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 384,684 number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 373,783 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 363,654 number | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 358,650 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 359,550 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 484,448 number | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 491,203 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 499,418 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 504,336 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 507,895 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 510,205 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 511,668 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 513,422 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 518,685 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 523,345 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 528,338 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 534,382 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 540,834 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 547,330 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 548,963 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 548,233 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 547,304 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 546,968 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 551,386 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 553,336 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 553,868 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 553,444 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 552,999 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 560,486 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 571,061 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 584,803 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 601,032 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 617,711 number | +2.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 617,711 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 76,864 number, 8.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 617,711 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61,459 number, 10.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +34.7% | 359,550 number | 484,448 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 371,117 number | 358,750 number | 376,814 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 383,860 number | 371,490 number | 398,514 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 459,103 number | 358,650 number | 511,668 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 535,084 number | 513,422 number | 548,963 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 562,938 number | 546,968 number | 601,032 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 617,711 number | 617,711 number | 617,711 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Australia was 617,711 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 617,711 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,650 number in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Australia ranks 60th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.