Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.03 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2022.
Australia ranks 12th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 1.03 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 192 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 down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release