Secondary education, pupils in Australia
Australia: Secondary education, pupils was 2.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Australia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Australia is 2.65 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils 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.
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
- 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 secondary education, pupils in Australia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Australia was 2.65 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Australia ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.