Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 1.96 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 1.96 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.19 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 219,480, in 1970.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 191st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 219,480 | — |
| 1971 | 235,775 | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 270,949 | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 288,781 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 319,711 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 340,916 | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 358,459 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 369,738 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 384,256 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 391,728 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 400,359 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 414,745 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 420,619 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 434,007 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 454,252 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 465,841 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 493,390 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 499,332 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 535,040 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 561,897 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 596,579 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 662,608 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 705,580 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million | +53.9% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.13 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.75 million | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 1.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.04 million | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.95 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.98 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +53.9% | 705,580 | 1.09 million |
| 1998 | +39.5% | 1.25 million | 1.75 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 317,979 | 219,480 | 391,728 | 10 |
| 1980s | 467,948 | 400,359 | 561,897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million | 596,579 | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million | 1.75 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million | 1.95 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million | 1.90 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 188 Cayman Islands 912 compare
- 189 Aruba 867 compare
- 190 Palau 768 compare
- 191 New Caledonia 761 compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 713 compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 647 compare
- 194 Bermuda 583 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 1.96 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 219,480 in 1970.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.