Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 31.0% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia is 31.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia peaked at 44.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2024.
That places Australia 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 37.6% | — |
| 1994 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 37.6% | 44.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 32.1% | 43.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 24 Montenegro 32.2% compare
- 25 North Macedonia 31.2% compare
- 26 Luxembourg 31.0% compare
- 28 Slovakia 30.3% compare
- 29 Romania 29.8% compare
- 30 Uruguay 29.4% compare
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- 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)
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 31.0% 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 44.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Australia ranks 27th 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 29.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release