School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Australia
Australia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 330,328 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Australia, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Australia stood at 330,328 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Australia peaked at 330,328 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 224,999 number, in 1985.
Australia ranks 72nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,602 number | 246,388 number | 257,707 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,703 number | 224,999 number | 254,674 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,981 number | 254,858 number | 267,929 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,832 number | 254,657 number | 270,138 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 308,879 number | 278,028 number | 324,604 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,328 number | 330,328 number | 330,328 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Australia?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Australia was 330,328 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 330,328 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,999 number in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/