School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 3.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.18 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.18 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.25 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania stood at 3.18 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 3.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million, in 1999.
SDG: Oceania ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.25 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.45 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.70 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.78 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.91 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.02 million | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.16 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.18 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.52 million | 2.27 million | 2.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 million | 2.83 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million | 3.02 million | 3.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 201 Marshall Islands 3,965 compare
- 202 Cayman Islands 3,867 compare
- 203 Bermuda 3,283 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,084 compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,686 compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,548 compare
- 207 Gibraltar 2,510 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 2,510 compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4286 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7335 % change on previous year (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 3.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania 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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February 2026 Data Release