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

Latest (2019)
145,047 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
63rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
145,047 number
in 2019
All-time low
126,298 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Australia, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 126.3k number1999: 127.9k number2000: 128.5k number2001: 130.0k number2002: 131.2k number2003: 131.9k number2004: 132.5k number2005: 134.0k number2006: 138.1k number2007: 140.6k number2008: 141.5k number2009: 140.9k number2010: 140.1k number2011: 142.2k number2012: 143.3k number2013: 143.5k number2014: 142.9k number2015: 142.1k number2016: 142.8k number2017: 143.3k number2018: 143.6k number2019: 145.0k number

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

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Australia, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 60 Libya 160,171 number compare
  2. 61 Tunisia 156,006 number compare
  3. 62 Togo 151,707 number compare
  4. 64 Lao People's Democratic Republic 139,166 number compare
  5. 65 Cuba 135,623 number compare
  6. 66 Paraguay 123,494 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.