School age population, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania is 4.41 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 4.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.35 million, in 1999.
That places SDG: Oceania 202nd 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, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.35 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.40 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.70 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.76 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.92 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.01 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.09 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.25 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.41 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million | 3.35 million | 3.35 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.47 million | 3.37 million | 3.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 million | 3.64 million | 4.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 million | 4.33 million | 4.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 199 American Samoa 5,273 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 5,080 compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 4,583 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,163 compare
- 203 Andorra 4,083 compare
- 204 Bermuda 3,497 compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,009 compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4286 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7335 % change on previous year (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 4.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release