School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.44 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.44 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.98 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 2.44 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.44 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.98 million, in 1999.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 210th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.98 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.98 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.12 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.13 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.23 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.33 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.44 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 million | 1.98 million | 1.98 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.08 million | 1.98 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million | 2.12 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 million | 2.28 million | 2.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,761 compare
- 208 Liechtenstein 2,732 compare
- 209 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,465 compare
- 210 Monaco 2,208 compare
- 211 Cook Islands 1,825 compare
- 212 Naoero 1,755 compare
- 213 Palau 1,451 compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 2.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release