Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia is 74.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia peaked at 74.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 1997.
That places Australia 189th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 64.0% | — |
| 1994 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 59.7% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 55.7% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 55.7% | 64.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 66.8% | 74.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.5% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Australia ranks 189th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release