Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 409,931 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 409,931 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 704,872 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 368,609, in 2018.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 177th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 696,572 | — |
| 2015 | 704,872 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 676,357 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 522,960 | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 368,609 | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 434,436 | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 421,049 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 434,518 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 403,271 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 409,931 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 409,931 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 567,301 | 368,609 | 704,872 | 6 |
| 2020s | 415,740 | 403,271 | 434,518 | 5 |
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, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 409,931 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 704,872 in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,609 in 2018.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 177th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release