Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
1.03 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
10
2015–2024
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 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- 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)
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 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 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