School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 179,357 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
179,357
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
187,008
in 2020
All-time low
152,722
in 2002
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 179,357, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 187,008 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 152,722, in 2002.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 154,263 | — |
| 2000 | 154,263 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 154,233 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 152,722 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 153,115 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 155,068 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 154,440 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 152,727 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 153,690 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 156,893 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 160,406 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 167,569 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 170,292 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 175,992 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 177,664 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 182,027 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 181,917 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 183,911 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 186,452 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 184,758 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 184,983 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 187,008 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 181,802 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 178,791 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 179,357 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 179,357 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,263 | 154,263 | 154,263 | 1 |
| 2000s | 154,756 | 152,722 | 160,406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,556 | 167,569 | 186,452 | 10 |
| 2020s | 181,263 | 178,791 | 187,008 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 208 Monaco 180 compare
- 209 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 162 compare
- 210 British Virgin Islands 160 compare
- 211 Naoero 146 compare
- 212 San Marino 123 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 101 compare
- 214 Palau 96 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, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 179,357 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 187,008 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,722 in 2002.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release