School age population, upper secondary education, male in Australia

Australia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 309,521 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
309,521 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
82nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
428,712 number
in 1989
All-time low
255,785 number
in 1995
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Australia, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Australia is 309,521 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Australia peaked at 428,712 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 255,785 number, in 1995.

Australia ranks 82nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Australia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Australia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 339,612 number
1971 353,807 number +4.2%
1972 366,000 number +3.4%
1973 373,867 number +2.1%
1974 378,580 number +1.3%
1975 382,163 number +0.9%
1976 387,514 number +1.4%
1977 392,813 number +1.4%
1978 397,165 number +1.1%
1979 399,258 number +0.5%
1980 398,736 number -0.1%
1981 398,182 number -0.1%
1982 395,798 number -0.6%
1983 393,606 number -0.6%
1984 394,153 number +0.1%
1985 399,314 number +1.3%
1986 407,027 number +1.9%
1987 416,974 number +2.4%
1988 425,494 number +2.0%
1989 428,712 number +0.8%
1990 423,814 number -1.1%
1991 413,583 number -2.4%
1992 401,102 number -3.0%
1993 263,862 number -34.2%
1994 257,427 number -2.4%
1995 255,785 number -0.6%
1996 255,985 number +0.1%
1997 258,827 number +1.1%
1998 262,586 number +1.5%
1999 266,943 number +1.7%
2000 270,338 number +1.3%
2001 275,196 number +1.8%
2002 278,126 number +1.1%
2003 280,159 number +0.7%
2004 281,857 number +0.6%
2005 285,077 number +1.1%
2006 296,673 number +4.1%
2007 305,005 number +2.8%
2008 308,982 number +1.3%
2009 308,648 number -0.1%
2010 305,863 number -0.9%
2011 308,871 number +1.0%
2012 309,711 number +0.3%
2013 307,903 number -0.6%
2014 304,068 number -1.2%
2015 300,282 number -1.2%
2016 300,763 number +0.2%
2017 302,002 number +0.4%
2018 302,883 number +0.3%
2019 304,805 number +0.6%
2020 309,521 number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 377,078 number 339,612 number 399,258 number 10
1980s 405,800 number 393,606 number 428,712 number 10
1990s 305,991 number 255,785 number 423,814 number 10
2000s 289,006 number 270,338 number 308,982 number 10
2010s 304,715 number 300,282 number 309,711 number 10
2020s 309,521 number 309,521 number 309,521 number 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 79 Burundi 339,094 number compare
  2. 80 Tunisia 326,066 number compare
  3. 81 Netherlands 314,751 number compare
  4. 83 Belgium 262,185 number compare
  5. 84 Togo 260,181 number compare
  6. 85 Kazakhstan 229,298 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Australia?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Australia was 309,521 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 428,712 number in 1989.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 255,785 number in 1995.
How does Australia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Australia ranks 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.