School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Australia
Australia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.69 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 247,364, 6.8× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.69 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 229,800, 7.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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