Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia
Australia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 121 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged 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, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Australia 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Australia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Iran 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
- 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Palau 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
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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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Australia was 100.0% in 2024, 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 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (%).