School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Australia
Australia: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 322,822 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Australia recorded 322,822 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia peaked at 322,822 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 258,107, in 2000.
Australia ranks 81st of 220 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 258,107 | — |
| 2001 | 262,034 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 265,738 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 265,563 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 264,573 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 266,384 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 270,704 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 277,440 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 279,388 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 278,834 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 279,205 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 280,875 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 281,971 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 280,981 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 280,535 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 280,648 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 283,042 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 284,593 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 281,991 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 282,542 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 285,095 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 295,481 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 310,485 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 322,822 | +4.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 322,822 is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,767, 5.3× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Australia's 322,822 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45,811, 7.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 268,876 | 258,107 | 279,388 | 10 |
| 2010s | 281,505 | 279,205 | 284,593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,285 | 282,542 | 322,822 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 78 Sierra Leone 383,254 compare
- 79 Tunisia 352,799 compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 347,957 compare
- 82 Togo 304,475 compare
- 83 Netherlands 286,080 compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 275,449 compare
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, upper secondary education, female in Australia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Australia was 322,822 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 322,822 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,107 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Australia ranks 81st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release