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

Latest (2024)
821,760
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
821,760
in 2023
All-time low
660,316
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1999201120241999: 660.3k2000: 660.3k2001: 667.7k2002: 677.3k2003: 687.9k2004: 696.4k2005: 701.5k2006: 702.0k2007: 702.0k2008: 700.6k2009: 701.2k2010: 700.1k2011: 698.4k2012: 699.2k2013: 699.6k2014: 699.0k2015: 699.0k2016: 702.4k2017: 710.7k2018: 728.3k2019: 753.8k2020: 779.1k2021: 798.0k2022: 812.4k2023: 821.8k2024: 821.8k

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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 207 Monaco 641 compare
  2. 208 Naoero 636 compare
  3. 209 Turks and Caicos Islands 635 compare
  4. 210 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 584 compare
  5. 211 Cook Islands 553 compare
  6. 212 San Marino 516 compare
  7. 213 Tuvalu 407 compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release