Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Australia

Australia: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 0.2184 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2184 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
199th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.2184 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.1245 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Australia, 1970–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.2184 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.2184 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1245 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Australia 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Australia, 1970 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.1245 units per square kilometre
1971 0.1273 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1972 0.1324 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1973 0.1352 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1974 0.1379 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1975 0.1432 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1976 0.1455 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1977 0.1458 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1978 0.1452 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1979 0.1435 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1980 0.1432 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1981 0.1452 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1982 0.1491 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1983 0.1571 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1984 0.1635 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1985 0.1664 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1986 0.1678 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1987 0.1686 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1988 0.1688 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1989 0.1662 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1990 0.1664 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1991 0.1677 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1992 0.1685 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1993 0.1669 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1994 0.1658 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1995 0.1661 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1996 0.1686 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1997 0.1713 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1998 0.1761 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1999 0.1784 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2000 0.1792 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2001 0.1808 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2002 0.1837 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2003 0.1871 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2004 0.1885 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2005 0.1913 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2006 0.1938 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2007 0.1955 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2008 0.1967 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.1989 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2010 0.1996 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2011 0.2007 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2012 0.202 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2013 0.2039 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2014 0.2054 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2015 0.2153 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2016 0.2169 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2017 0.2184 units per square kilometre +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.138 units per square kilometre 0.1245 units per square kilometre 0.1458 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1596 units per square kilometre 0.1432 units per square kilometre 0.1688 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1696 units per square kilometre 0.1658 units per square kilometre 0.1784 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1895 units per square kilometre 0.1792 units per square kilometre 0.1989 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2078 units per square kilometre 0.1996 units per square kilometre 0.2184 units per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 196 Canada 0.2816 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 197 Namibia 0.2457 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 198 Mauritania 0.2286 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 200 Central African Republic 0.213 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 201 Suriname 0.2056 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 202 Mongolia 0.1593 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Australia?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.2184 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2184 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1245 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Australia rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.