Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational was 9.8% 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 9.8% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 21.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2024.
That places Australia 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.6% | — |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -5.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 9.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 4.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Australia's 9.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 9.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 12.7% | 21.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 9 Puerto Rico 15.2% compare
- 10 United Kingdom 13.2% compare
- 11 Croatia 10.4% compare
- 13 Algeria 8.6% compare
- 14 Netherlands 7.1% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 6.4%
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 9.8% 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 21.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 88 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 54.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release