Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Australia
Australia: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square was 0.1626 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Australia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Australia is 0.1626 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Australia peaked at 0.1626 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1268 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Australia ranks 194th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.129 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.1268 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.138 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1445 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1527 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1564 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1577 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1573 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1564 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.157 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1578 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1626 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.44 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1626 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.71 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | 0.1268 units per square kilometre | 0.1527 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1584 units per square kilometre | 0.1564 units per square kilometre | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 191 Chad 0.2335 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Libya 0.2203 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Iceland 0.174 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 Botswana 0.1613 units per square kilometre compare
- 196 Canada 0.1495 units per square kilometre compare
- 197 Guyana 0.1475 units per square kilometre 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 in secondary education, female (number), per square in Australia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square in Australia was 0.1626 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1626 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1268 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square?
- Australia ranks 194th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.