Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 115.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 115.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 130.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 115.6%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1st out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 130.8% | — |
| 2015 | 129.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 127.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 123.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 115.6% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 120.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 118.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 119.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 117.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 117.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 115.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 124.6% | 115.6% | 130.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 117.7% | 115.6% | 119.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 115.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 130.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 115.6% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 1st out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release