Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.7292 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7292 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
36th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7466 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.5821 GPIA
in 2018
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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia stood at 0.7292 GPIA.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 0.7466 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5821 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Australia 36th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.6455 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.6243 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6077 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5821 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6793 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7135 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7325 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7466 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.688 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7292 GPIA | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6278 GPIA | 0.5821 GPIA | 0.6793 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.722 GPIA | 0.688 GPIA | 0.7466 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 33 Central African Republic 0.7589 GPIA
- 34 Czechia 0.7417 GPIA compare
- 35 Madagascar 0.7376 GPIA compare
- 37 Lithuania 0.712 GPIA compare
- 38 Uruguay 0.7022 GPIA compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6844 GPIA
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 0.7292 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 0.7466 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5821 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 79 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 13.0%. 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 vocational 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