Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes was 3.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 3.17 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 3.24 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 1970.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.44 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.84 million | +97.0% |
| 1972 | 2.85 million | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.86 million | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.87 million | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.88 million | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.89 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.89 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.97 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.88 million | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.88 million | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.88 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 2.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.89 million | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.89 million | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.88 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.87 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.87 million | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.87 million | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.87 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.87 million | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.87 million | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.88 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.41 million | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 2.41 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.60 million | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.71 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.96 million | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.22 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.21 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.21 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.15 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.87 million | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 3.10 million | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 3.05 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.17 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +97.0% | 1.44 million | 2.84 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.74 million | 1.44 million | 2.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 million | 2.87 million | 2.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.75 million | 2.41 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million | 2.97 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 million | 2.87 million | 3.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 million | 3.05 million | 3.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,004 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 2,582 compare
- 206 British Virgin Islands 2,300 compare
- 207 Cook Islands 1,824 compare
- 208 San Marino 1,676 compare
- 209 Naoero 1,659 compare
- 210 Palau 1,389 compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 3.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 1970.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release