School age population, pre-primary education, male in Australia
Australia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 166,558 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Australia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Australia recorded 166,558 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Australia peaked at 166,558 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 115,398 number, in 1985.
That places Australia 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 127,698 number | — |
| 1971 | 128,099 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 127,876 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 127,245 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 126,513 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 125,957 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 127,086 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 128,957 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 130,818 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 131,610 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 130,093 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 127,161 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 122,946 number | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 118,533 number | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 115,424 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 115,398 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 117,425 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 121,123 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 125,537 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 129,264 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 130,637 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 131,512 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 131,652 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 131,432 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 131,423 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 132,388 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 134,263 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 136,296 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 138,070 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 139,051 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 138,664 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 136,830 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 134,505 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 132,320 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 131,062 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 131,601 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 131,954 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 133,190 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 135,336 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 138,379 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 142,323 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 147,402 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 152,828 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 157,854 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 161,508 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 162,634 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 164,068 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 164,749 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 165,297 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 166,558 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 128,186 number | 125,957 number | 131,610 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 122,290 number | 115,398 number | 130,093 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,672 number | 130,637 number | 139,051 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,384 number | 131,062 number | 138,664 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,522 number | 142,323 number | 166,558 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, pre-primary education, male in Australia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Australia was 166,558 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 166,558 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,398 number in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Australia ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.