Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Australia

Australia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 618,881 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
618,881 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
644,051 number
in 2015
All-time low
518,058 number
in 1994
Years of data
9
1993–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Australia, 1993–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1993200520181993: 539.6k number1994: 518.1k number1995: 554.7k number1996: 579.9k number1997: 600.8k number2015: 644.1k number2016: 634.4k number2017: 638.6k number2018: 618.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Australia stood at 618,881 number.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Australia peaked at 644,051 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 518,058 number, in 1994.

That places Australia 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in Australia, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 539,599 number
1994 518,058 number -4.0%
1995 554,715 number +7.1%
1996 579,899 number +4.5%
1997 600,796 number +3.6%
2015 644,051 number +7.2%
2016 634,383 number -1.5%
2017 638,583 number +0.7%
2018 618,881 number -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 558,613 number 518,058 number 600,796 number 5
2010s 633,974 number 618,881 number 644,051 number 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 45 Sri Lanka 689,950 number compare
  2. 46 Malaysia 659,723 number compare
  3. 47 South Korea 646,522 number compare
  4. 49 Canada 610,265 number compare
  5. 50 Angola 574,827 number compare
  6. 51 Madagascar 563,222 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Australia?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Australia was 618,881 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 644,051 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 518,058 number in 1994.
How does Australia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
Australia ranks 48th 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

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