School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia
Australia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 145,047 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia is 145,047 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia peaked at 145,047 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 126,298 number, in 1998.
Australia ranks 63rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 126,298 number | — |
| 1999 | 127,861 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 128,515 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 130,012 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 131,210 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 131,864 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 132,536 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 133,955 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 138,144 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 140,631 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 141,459 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 140,927 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 140,132 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 142,225 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 143,313 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 143,471 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 142,883 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 142,083 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 142,795 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 143,339 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 143,633 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 145,047 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,080 number | 126,298 number | 127,861 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 134,925 number | 128,515 number | 141,459 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,892 number | 140,132 number | 145,047 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia was 145,047 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 145,047 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,298 number in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Australia ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.