School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia stood at 1.69 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 1.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2000.
Australia ranks 67th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.37 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.49 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.57 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.53 million | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.69 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.40 million | 1.28 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 1.55 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million | 1.53 million | 1.69 million | 5 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia was 1.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 67th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release