School age population, tertiary education, female in Australia
Australia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 762,221 number in 2018. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Australia, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Australia is 762,221 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Australia peaked at 780,055 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 556,819 number, in 1971.
That places Australia 61st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 582,556 number | 556,819 number | 624,219 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 649,539 number | 632,581 number | 663,982 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 661,456 number | 615,175 number | 692,062 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 687,332 number | 616,941 number | 756,840 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 771,153 number | 762,221 number | 780,055 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Australia was 762,221 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 780,055 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,819 number in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Australia ranks 61st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.