Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Australia
Australia: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.8209 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia stood at 0.8209 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia peaked at 0.9923 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7416 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Australia 79th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9579 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.9353 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9419 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9488 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9923 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7611 GPIA | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7416 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7679 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7932 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8085 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8383 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8366 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8174 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8218 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8209 GPIA | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8209 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7529 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8209 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.702 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9552 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7745 GPIA | 0.7416 GPIA | 0.8085 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.827 GPIA | 0.8174 GPIA | 0.8383 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia was 0.8209 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9923 GPIA in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7416 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Australia ranks 79th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 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