School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.56 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.56 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
60th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.61 million number
in 2014
All-time low
1.13 million number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia stood at 1.56 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 1.61 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million number, in 1971.
That places Australia 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.14 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 million number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.13 million number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.18 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.29 million number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.31 million number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.32 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.32 million number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.33 million number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.33 million number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.32 million number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.40 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.41 million number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.41 million number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.39 million number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.37 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.61 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.61 million number | 9 |
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 1.56 million number in 2018, 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 1.61 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.