School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Australia
Australia: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 649,587 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia is 649,587 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia peaked at 649,587 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 375,176 number, in 1970.
That places Australia 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 375,176 number | — |
| 1971 | 383,322 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 386,550 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 388,343 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 391,549 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 396,281 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 397,672 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 396,521 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 394,089 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 391,036 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 388,426 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 389,166 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 393,175 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 399,613 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 407,823 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 415,762 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 417,914 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 413,576 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 404,853 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 394,076 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 384,014 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 378,756 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 379,552 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 510,938 number | +34.6% |
| 1994 | 517,650 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 525,915 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 529,962 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 534,148 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 538,014 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 541,408 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 545,390 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 552,187 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 558,585 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 565,844 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 574,906 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 584,731 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 593,435 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 595,388 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 593,647 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 590,952 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 588,404 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 589,089 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 587,162 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 584,875 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 583,507 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 583,910 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 591,245 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 601,840 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 615,772 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 632,360 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 649,587 number | +2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 649,587 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 84,915 number, 7.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 649,587 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66,168 number, 9.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (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 | +34.6% | 379,552 number | 510,938 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 390,054 number | 375,176 number | 397,672 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 402,438 number | 388,426 number | 417,914 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 484,036 number | 378,756 number | 541,408 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 575,506 number | 545,390 number | 595,388 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 595,816 number | 583,507 number | 632,360 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 649,587 number | 649,587 number | 649,587 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, male in Australia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia was 649,587 number in 2020, 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 649,587 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,176 number in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Australia ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.