Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Australia
Australia: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled was 6.39 million Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Australia, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Australia is 6.39 million Persons, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Australia peaked at 6.39 million Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.68 million Persons, in 2012.
Australia ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Australia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.68 million Persons | — |
| 2013 | 4.81 million Persons | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.93 million Persons | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.80 million Persons | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 6.04 million Persons | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.08 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.11 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.23 million Persons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.20 million Persons | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.19 million Persons | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.22 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.39 million Persons | +2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 6.39 million Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.92 million Persons, 3.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.58 million Persons | 4.68 million Persons | 6.23 million Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.25 million Persons | 6.19 million Persons | 6.39 million Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 United Kingdom 12.90 million Persons compare
- 5 Latvia 391,480 Persons compare
- 6 Italy 10.55 million Persons compare
- 6 Estonia 297,373 Persons compare
- 7 Spain 9.28 million Persons compare
- 9 Chile 5.21 million Persons compare
- 10 Romania 3.40 million Persons compare
- 11 Israel 3.37 million Persons compare
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Australia?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Australia was 6.39 million Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 million Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 million Persons in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.