Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia

Australia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.33 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.33 million number
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
49th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 2015
All-time low
1.05 million number
in 1994
Years of data
9
1993–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia, 1993–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1993200520181993: 1.1M number1994: 1.0M number1995: 1.1M number1996: 1.2M number1997: 1.2M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia stood at 1.33 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia peaked at 1.41 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million number, in 1994.

That places Australia 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Australia, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 1.08 million number
1994 1.05 million number -3.1%
1995 1.13 million number +7.7%
1996 1.16 million number +3.3%
1997 1.18 million number +1.4%
2015 1.41 million number +19.4%
2016 1.39 million number -1.4%
2017 1.40 million number +1.1%
2018 1.33 million number -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.12 million number 1.05 million number 1.18 million number 5
2010s 1.38 million number 1.33 million number 1.41 million number 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 46 Sri Lanka 1.39 million number compare
  2. 47 Republic of Korea 1.35 million number compare
  3. 48 Malaysia 1.35 million number compare
  4. 50 Iraq 1.31 million number compare
  5. 51 Canada 1.25 million number compare
  6. 52 Yemen 1.16 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

More education data for Australia

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia was 1.33 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1994.
How does Australia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/australia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/australia/">Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Australia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

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