Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 28.3% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia peaked at 44.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2024.
Australia ranks 28th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 36.8% | — |
| 1994 | 36.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 36.4% | 44.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 28.9% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 28.3% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia was 28.3% 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 44.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 216 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 down 27.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release