Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 213th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.8% | — |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -65.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -65.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 213th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release