School age population, lower secondary education, male in Australia

Australia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 649,587 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
649,587 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
59th
of 205 countries
All-time high
649,587 number
in 2020
All-time low
375,176 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

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 in Australia, year by year

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 56 Mali 750,437 number compare
  2. 57 Republic of Korea 715,245 number compare
  3. 58 Sri Lanka 692,800 number compare
  4. 60 Guinea 633,019 number compare
  5. 61 Canada 599,337 number compare
  6. 62 Guatemala 592,912 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.