Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.1871 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.1871 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 77.4% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.8285 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1871 GPIA, in 2024.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 193rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5778 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.7285 GPIA | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7228 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7602 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7793 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.783 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7582 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7662 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7617 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7197 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7849 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8285 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1871 GPIA | -77.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -77.4% | 0.8285 GPIA | 0.1871 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7345 GPIA | 0.5778 GPIA | 0.783 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6564 GPIA | 0.1871 GPIA | 0.8285 GPIA | 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 0.1871 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8285 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1871 GPIA in 2024.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 193rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion 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 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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