Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 16.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2024.
Australia ranks 12th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.6% | — |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -38.6% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 9.2% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 9 Puerto Rico 15.2% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.2% compare
- 11 Croatia 13.0% compare
- 13 Congo 7.2%
- 14 Netherlands 6.6% compare
- 15 Ireland 6.3% compare
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8279 % change on previous year (1999)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 609,231 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.75 % change on previous year (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 8.2% 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 16.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 83 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 50.8%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release