Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 27.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
27.3%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
40.4%
in 1997
All-time low
26.4%
in 2018
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 27.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 40.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.1% | — |
| 1971 | 32.8% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 32.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 31.4% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 32.4% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 32.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 32.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.5% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 26.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.7% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 27.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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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February 2026 Data Release