School age population, lower secondary education, female in Australia

Australia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 617,711 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
617,711 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
60th
of 205 countries
All-time high
617,711 number
in 2020
All-time low
358,650 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Australia, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

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 in Australia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Australia, 1970 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 57 Sri Lanka 685,807 number compare
  2. 58 Republic of Korea 666,148 number compare
  3. 59 Guinea 622,012 number compare
  4. 61 Canada 571,872 number compare
  5. 62 Guatemala 568,542 number compare
  6. 63 Benin 548,651 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.