School enrollment, secondary, private in Australia
Australia: School enrollment, secondary, private was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Australia is 48.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Australia peaked at 52.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2016.
That places Australia 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41.1% | — |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.2% | 40.5% | 52.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.4% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 609,231 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,796 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,978 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Australia?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Australia was 48.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.