Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Australia
Australia: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 15.76 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 15.76 Years for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Australia peaked at 18.12 Years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.76 Years, in 2024.
Australia ranks 3rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Australia, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.87 Years | — |
| 2014 | 17.6 Years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.12 Years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.75 Years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.66 Years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.23 Years | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 16.44 Years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.91 Years | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.82 Years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.88 Years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.76 Years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.38 Years | 16.23 Years | 18.12 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.85 Years | 15.76 Years | 15.91 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Estonia 14.84 Years compare
- 1 Mexico 17.95 Years compare
- 2 Latvia 14.28 Years compare
- 2 Sweden 15.96 Years compare
- 3 Netherlands 13.94 Years compare
- 3 Croatia 12.23 Years compare
- 4 Costa Rica 15.71 Years compare
- 5 Ireland 15.63 Years compare
- 5 Lithuania 13.66 Years compare
- 6 Belgium 14.81 Years compare
- 6 Slovenia 13.27 Years compare
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Australia?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Australia was 15.76 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 Years in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.76 Years in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.