School age population, pre-primary education, male in Australia

Australia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 166,558 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
166,558 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
166,558 number
in 2019
All-time low
115,398 number
in 1985
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Australia, 1970–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Australia, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 102 Hungary 181,214 number compare
  2. 103 El Salvador 175,603 number compare
  3. 104 Czechia 167,249 number compare
  4. 106 Mongolia 153,301 number compare
  5. 107 Gambia 150,458 number compare
  6. 108 Palestine, State of 139,347 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.