School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 821,760 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 821,760, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 821,760 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 660,316, in 1999.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 660,316 | — |
| 2000 | 660,316 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 667,740 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 677,267 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 687,864 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 696,380 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 701,515 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 701,992 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 701,982 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 700,622 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 701,173 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 700,120 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 698,422 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 699,185 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 699,571 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 699,031 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 698,985 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 702,440 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 710,709 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 728,320 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 753,801 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 779,089 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 798,009 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 812,418 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 821,760 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 821,760 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 660,316 | 660,316 | 660,316 | 1 |
| 2000s | 689,685 | 660,316 | 701,992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 709,058 | 698,422 | 753,801 | 10 |
| 2020s | 806,607 | 779,089 | 821,760 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 207 Monaco 641 compare
- 208 Naoero 636 compare
- 209 Turks and Caicos Islands 635 compare
- 210 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 584 compare
- 211 Cook Islands 553 compare
- 212 San Marino 516 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 407 compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 821,760 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 821,760 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 660,316 in 1999.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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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February 2026 Data Release