Share of all students in lower secondary … lower female general in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower female general was 91.8% 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 91.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 91.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2015.
Australia ranks 186th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary … lower female general in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.4% | — |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 91.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 92% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 91.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.6% | 83.4% | 90.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 91.0% | 91.8% | 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)
- 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 all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia was 91.8% 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 91.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 186th out of 197 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 10.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release