School age population, secondary education, male in Australia

Australia: School age population, secondary education, male was 959,108 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
959,108 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 205 countries
All-time high
959,108 number
in 2020
All-time low
714,788 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, male in Australia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Australia stood at 959,108 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Australia peaked at 959,108 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 714,788 number, in 1970.

That places Australia 68th 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, male in Australia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Australia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 714,788 number
1971 737,129 number +3.1%
1972 752,550 number +2.1%
1973 762,210 number +1.3%
1974 770,129 number +1.0%
1975 778,444 number +1.1%
1976 785,186 number +0.9%
1977 789,334 number +0.5%
1978 791,254 number +0.2%
1979 790,294 number -0.1%
1980 787,162 number -0.4%
1981 787,348 number +0.0%
1982 788,973 number +0.2%
1983 793,219 number +0.5%
1984 801,976 number +1.1%
1985 815,076 number +1.6%
1986 824,941 number +1.2%
1987 830,550 number +0.7%
1988 830,347 number -0.0%
1989 822,788 number -0.9%
1990 807,828 number -1.8%
1991 792,339 number -1.9%
1992 780,654 number -1.5%
1993 774,800 number -0.7%
1994 775,077 number +0.0%
1995 781,700 number +0.9%
1996 785,947 number +0.5%
1997 792,975 number +0.9%
1998 800,600 number +1.0%
1999 808,351 number +1.0%
2000 815,728 number +0.9%
2001 827,383 number +1.4%
2002 836,711 number +1.1%
2003 846,003 number +1.1%
2004 856,763 number +1.3%
2005 869,808 number +1.5%
2006 890,108 number +2.3%
2007 900,393 number +1.2%
2008 902,629 number +0.2%
2009 899,600 number -0.3%
2010 894,267 number -0.6%
2011 897,960 number +0.4%
2012 896,873 number -0.1%
2013 892,778 number -0.5%
2014 887,575 number -0.6%
2015 884,192 number -0.4%
2016 892,008 number +0.9%
2017 903,842 number +1.3%
2018 918,655 number +1.6%
2019 937,165 number +2.0%
2020 959,108 number +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 767,132 number 714,788 number 791,254 number 10
1980s 808,238 number 787,162 number 830,550 number 10
1990s 790,027 number 774,800 number 808,351 number 10
2000s 864,513 number 815,728 number 902,629 number 10
2010s 900,532 number 884,192 number 937,165 number 10
2020s 959,108 number 959,108 number 959,108 number 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 65 Kazakhstan 1.00 million number compare
  2. 66 Syrian Arab Republic 995,808 number compare
  3. 67 Guatemala 993,367 number compare
  4. 69 Ecuador 952,017 number compare
  5. 70 Benin 945,219 number compare
  6. 71 Cambodia 912,299 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in Australia?
School age population, secondary education, male in Australia was 959,108 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 959,108 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 714,788 number in 1970.
How does Australia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
Australia ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.