School age population, secondary education, male in Australia
Australia: School age population, secondary education, male was 959,108 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Australia, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Australia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.