Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia stood at 90.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 90.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2015.
Australia ranks 188th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.4% | — |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 78.4% | 87.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.1% | 90.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 185 Lebanon 93.6% compare
- 186 Netherlands 92.9% compare
- 187 Algeria 91.4% compare
- 189 Croatia 89.6% compare
- 190 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 191 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.8% compare
More education data for Australia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia was 90.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 188th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release