Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 11.2% 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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia stood at 11.2%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 25.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2022.
Australia ranks 11th 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 | 25.8% | — |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 15.8% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4362 % 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 11.2% 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 25.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 11th 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 56.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release