School age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia
Australia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 688,059 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia is 688,059, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia peaked at 688,059 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 541,916, in 2000.
That places Australia 66th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 541,916 | — |
| 2001 | 546,200 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 551,627 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 559,204 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 566,080 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 571,815 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 573,582 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 575,152 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 575,582 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 576,613 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 575,870 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 573,942 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 574,525 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 576,701 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 577,041 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 577,605 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 580,760 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 587,019 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 601,570 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 622,741 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 643,399 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 659,119 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 672,648 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 680,170 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 688,059 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 563,777 | 541,916 | 576,613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 584,777 | 573,942 | 622,741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 668,679 | 643,399 | 688,059 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia was 688,059 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 688,059 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 541,916 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Australia ranks 66th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release