What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Australia and Small states?

28,270 number, with Small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?

7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Small states: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes

Australia

1.05 million number

in 2018

Small states

1.08 million number

in 2019

Australia rank

42nd

Small states rank

42nd

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

Australia
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 1.08 million number against 1.05 million number in Australia, a difference of 28,270 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 42nd of 188 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.12 million number	713,999 number	406,507 number	Australia
2010s	1.22 million number	1.05 million number	165,065 number	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes, Australia or Small states?: Small states, at 1.08 million number against 1.05 million number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Australia and Small states?: 28,270 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Australia and Small states rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?: Australia ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 42nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.