School age population, primary education, male in Australia
Australia: School age population, primary education, male was 1.18 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Australia is 1.18 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Australia peaked at 1.18 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 734,318 number, in 1987.
Australia ranks 62nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 775,876 number | 768,909 number | 781,391 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 765,650 number | 734,318 number | 796,951 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 863,966 number | 763,893 number | 969,303 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 978,628 number | 968,570 number | 989,645 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 979,907 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.18 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, male in Australia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Australia was 1.18 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 734,318 number in 1987.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Australia ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.