Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 25.4% 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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia stood at 25.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia peaked at 44.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2018.
Australia ranks 29th of 213 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 | 36.0% | — |
| 1994 | 35.2% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 35.2% | 44.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 25.4% | 33.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.5% | 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 vocational in Australia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia was 25.4% 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 44.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 213 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 23.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release