School age population, tertiary education, male in Australia
Australia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 793,546 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Australia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Australia is 793,546 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Australia peaked at 832,178 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 574,529 number, in 1972.
Australia ranks 59th of 203 countries on this measure, 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, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 578,207 number | — |
| 1971 | 575,321 number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 574,529 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 579,199 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 587,450 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 598,037 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 610,624 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 623,670 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 635,384 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 645,586 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 654,320 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 663,906 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 670,511 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 674,355 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 676,230 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 675,825 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 674,075 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 674,823 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 679,339 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 686,776 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 697,932 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 709,847 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 716,888 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 716,159 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 709,250 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 696,012 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 674,720 number | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 654,723 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 641,273 number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 634,731 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 637,044 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 656,835 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 678,697 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 697,883 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 714,001 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 725,019 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 748,167 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 772,984 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 797,522 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 816,590 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 825,556 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 825,571 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 828,309 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 831,619 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 832,178 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 826,644 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 813,866 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 802,057 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 793,546 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 600,801 number | 574,529 number | 645,586 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 673,016 number | 654,320 number | 686,776 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 685,154 number | 634,731 number | 716,888 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 724,474 number | 637,044 number | 816,590 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 819,927 number | 793,546 number | 832,178 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, male in Australia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Australia was 793,546 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 832,178 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,529 number in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Australia ranks 59th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.