School age population, secondary education, female in Australia
Australia: School age population, secondary education, female was 912,710 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Australia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Australia is 912,710 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Australia peaked at 912,710 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 687,250 number, in 1970.
That places Australia 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 687,250 number | — |
| 1971 | 707,431 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 720,825 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 728,537 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 734,177 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 739,809 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 746,660 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 752,060 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 755,702 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 756,352 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 754,200 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 754,348 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 755,469 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 758,822 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 766,429 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 778,300 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 787,921 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 792,620 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 791,210 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 782,529 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 766,864 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 752,451 number | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 741,419 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 735,684 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 735,653 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 741,742 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 748,186 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 755,184 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 761,051 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 766,035 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 770,079 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 779,308 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 786,344 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 792,962 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 800,166 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 808,648 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 823,736 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 831,355 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 833,209 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 831,720 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 829,379 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 837,785 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 842,386 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 843,588 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 842,069 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 839,648 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 847,919 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 859,487 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 873,851 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 891,648 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 912,710 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 732,880 number | 687,250 number | 756,352 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 772,185 number | 754,200 number | 792,620 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 750,427 number | 735,653 number | 766,864 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 805,753 number | 770,079 number | 833,209 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 850,776 number | 829,379 number | 891,648 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 912,710 number | 912,710 number | 912,710 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, secondary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Australia was 912,710 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 912,710 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 687,250 number in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Australia ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.