Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 28.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Australia stood at 28.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over five 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, 28.9%, in 2018.
That places Australia 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 36.4% | 44.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 28.9% | 39.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 28.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- 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 28.9% in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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