Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled was 2.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia is 2.65 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 2.71 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 1970.
Australia ranks 44th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.14 million | — |
| 1993 | 2.03 million | +78.5% |
| 1994 | 2.00 million | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.18 million | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 2.28 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.37 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.71 million | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.65 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 2.52 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.53 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.63 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.65 million | +0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.65 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 307,015, 8.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.65 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162,113, 16.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +78.5% | 1.14 million | 2.03 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.17 million | 2.00 million | 2.37 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.59 million | 2.38 million | 2.71 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.52 million | 2.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia?
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Australia was 2.65 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.