Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Australia
Australia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.8161 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8161 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Australia peaked at 0.8161 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7125 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Australia 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7257 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7184 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7543 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7742 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7784 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7529 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.724 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7531 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7125 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7929 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8158 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8161 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7468 GPIA | 0.7184 GPIA | 0.7784 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7781 GPIA | 0.7125 GPIA | 0.8161 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 83 Guinea 0.8222 GPIA compare
- 84 Eswatini 0.8211 GPIA compare
- 85 Zambia 0.8166 GPIA
- 87 Madagascar 0.8044 GPIA compare
- 88 Switzerland 0.7992 GPIA compare
- 89 United States of America 0.7923 GPIA 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Australia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Australia was 0.8161 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8161 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7125 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Australia ranks 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release