Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia
Australia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 92.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia stood at 92.7%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2023.
That places Australia 56th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 92.7% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia was 92.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Australia ranks 56th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)