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 0.2% 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
Australia recorded 0.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Australia peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Australia ranks 164th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 16% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.0%, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 0.2% 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 0.3% 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 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Australia ranks 164th out of 183 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 30.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release