School age population, early childhood education, male in Australia

Australia: School age population, early childhood education, male was 677,408 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
677,408 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
63rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
677,408 number
in 2019
All-time low
133,190 number
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Australia, 1998–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 138.1k number1999: 539.6k number2000: 138.7k number2001: 526.7k number2002: 520.1k number2003: 516.7k number2004: 516.8k number2005: 521.1k number2006: 526.6k number2007: 133.2k number2008: 556.5k number2009: 574.8k number2010: 590.5k number2011: 614.3k number2012: 628.4k number2013: 635.3k number2014: 640.3k number2015: 647.1k number2016: 648.1k number2017: 655.4k number2018: 666.8k number2019: 677.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Australia stood at 677,408 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Australia peaked at 677,408 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 133,190 number, in 2007.

Australia ranks 63rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 338,850 number 138,070 number 539,629 number 2
2000s 453,112 number 133,190 number 574,844 number 10
2010s 640,359 number 590,495 number 677,408 number 10

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  4. 64 Canada 599,221 number compare
  5. 65 Romania 579,369 number compare
  6. 66 Afghanistan 557,205 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Australia?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Australia was 677,408 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 677,408 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 133,190 number in 2007.
How does Australia rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Australia ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/