Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 69.0% 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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia stood at 69.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Australia peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1997.
That places Australia 191st 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 | 62.4% | — |
| 1994 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.3% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 55.4% | 62.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 56.3% | 67.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.8% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 188 Uruguay 70.6% compare
- 189 Romania 70.2% compare
- 190 Slovakia 69.7% compare
- 192 Luxembourg 69.0% compare
- 193 North Macedonia 68.8% compare
- 194 Montenegro 67.8% compare
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 69.0% 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 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Australia ranks 191st 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 22.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release