Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general was 17.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
17.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 83 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2024
All-time low
2.8%
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia is 17.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 530.2% over ten years.
Australia ranks 17th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8% | — |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +411.0% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 3.2% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- 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)
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 17.9% 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 17.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 17th 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 530.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release