Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate was 0.2428 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2428 % change on previous year for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 175.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 1.8 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.6 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Australia 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.1427 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -856.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3121 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4346 % change on previous year | +39.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0929 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1596 % change on previous year | +71.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8 % change on previous year | +1025.5% |
| 2008 | -0.1688 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0276 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2595 % change on previous year | -1041.6% |
| 2011 | -0.2029 % change on previous year | -178.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3752 % change on previous year | -285.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1259 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2014 | -0.3223 % change on previous year | -356.1% |
| 2015 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +1017.1% |
| 2016 | -0.4761 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2017 | -0.5367 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2018 | -0.2375 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2019 | -0.1982 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2020 | -0.2983 % change on previous year | +50.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 2022 | -0.7968 % change on previous year | -2932.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2348 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2428 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2428 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.1421 % change on previous year. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2428 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.2862 % change on previous year. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -2932.7% | 0.0281 % change on previous year | -0.7968 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -1017.1% | -0.3223 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1041.6% | -0.0276 % change on previous year | 0.2595 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +1025.5% | 0.1596 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +856.9% | -0.1427 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3929 % change on previous year | -0.1688 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.4813 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year | 0.3752 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1179 % change on previous year | -0.7968 % change on previous year | 0.2428 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 89 Dominican Republic 0.2892 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Jordan 0.2565 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Slovenia 0.2434 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Malta 0.2373 % change on previous year compare
- 94 France 0.1695 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Luxembourg 0.1574 % change on previous year compare
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Australia was 0.2428 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary secondary enrollment completion rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary secondary enrollment completion rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.