Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia
Australia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Australia 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 15% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.6%, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Australia ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release