Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 18.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
18.1%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
18th
of 83 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2022
All-time low
4.1%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 18.1% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 339.4% over ten years.
That places Australia 18th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +303.6% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 4.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia was 18.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 339.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release