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 190,573 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
190,573
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
198,068
in 2020
All-time low
160,095
in 2006
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
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 190,573 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% 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 198,068 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 160,095, in 2006.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 211th 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, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 163,482 | — |
| 2000 | 163,482 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 161,969 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 160,854 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 161,328 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 162,379 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 162,409 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 160,095 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 161,753 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 165,513 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 169,763 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 176,241 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 179,951 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 185,235 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 188,123 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 191,599 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 191,508 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 193,965 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 196,960 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 195,224 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 195,951 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 198,068 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 192,121 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 188,926 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 190,573 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 190,573 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 163,482 | 163,482 | 163,482 | 1 |
| 2000s | 162,954 | 160,095 | 169,763 | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,476 | 176,241 | 196,960 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,052 | 188,926 | 198,068 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 199 compare
- 209 Monaco 187 compare
- 210 British Virgin Islands 167 compare
- 211 Naoero 143 compare
- 212 San Marino 128 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 115 compare
- 214 Cook Islands 97 compare
- 214 Palau 97 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 190,573 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 198,068 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 160,095 in 2006.
- 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 0.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release