Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Australia or Small states?

Small states, at 3.48 million against 2.65 million in Australia as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Australia and Small states?

837,710, with Small states ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Small states: Secondary education, pupils

Australia

2.65 million

in 2024

Small states

3.48 million

in 2024

Australia rank

44th

Small states rank

42nd

Secondary education, pupils over time

Australia
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 3.48 million against 2.65 million in Australia, a difference of 837,710.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 44th and Small states ranks 42nd of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.14 million	1.09 million	47,470	Australia
1990s	2.17 million	1.93 million	242,724	Australia
2010s	2.59 million	3.06 million	463,300	Small states
2020s	2.58 million	3.35 million	769,266	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Australia or Small states?: Small states, at 3.48 million against 2.65 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Australia and Small states?: 837,710, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Small states rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Australia ranks 44th and Small states ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.